5 Facts About Joan Ryan

1. In March 2013, Joan Ryan announced she was to seek re-selection by Labour to contest the Enfield North constituency at the 2015 general election.

2. In May 2007, Joan Ryan had voted in favour of David Maclean's Freedom of Information Bill, which would have kept details of parliamentary expenses secret.

3. In 2009, Joan Ryan led delegations of MPs on two international trips, one to Canberra and Melbourne in Australia, and the other to Cameroon.

4. In July, a report authored by Joan Ryan was leaked to The Mail on Sunday; it said that a surge in immigration from eastern Europe in 2007 could put pressure on Britain's education, health, and welfare services, and could lead to "potentially serious" consequences for community cohesion.

5. In January 2001, Joan Ryan voted in favour of a ban on hunting.