1. Matthew Alexander Vickers was born on 24 September 1983 and is a British Conservative politician who serves as the Member of Parliament for Stockton West and Shadow Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire.
16 Facts About Matt Vickers
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Matt Vickers grew up in Stockton-on-Tees and has three brothers.
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Matt Vickers studied law and business management at Teesside University, and later studied at the University of Law.
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Matt Vickers previously worked at Woolworths and Home Bargains including in a management role.
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Matt Vickers was elected as MP for Stockton South at the 2019 general election with a majority of 5,260.
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Matt Vickers has served on a number of House of Commons Select Committees, including the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee, the Home Affairs Select Committee, the Justice Select Committee, the Petitions Committee and the Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union Committee.
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In June 2022, Matt Vickers was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Office ministerial team, alongside Luke Evans.
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In Parliament, Matt Vickers has served as the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Retail.
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Matt Vickers served on the Glue Traps Bill Commons Committee.
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Matt Vickers has campaigned extensively on protecting for shop workers and retail staff from assault, including campaigning to make assaulting a retail worker to be made a standalone criminal offence.
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Matt Vickers subsequently hailed this as "a landmark victory for shop workers and retail staff across the country".
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In 2024, Matt Vickers was praised by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for his "longstanding campaigning on the issue" when the government announced the standalone criminal offence, with perpetrators sent to prison for up to 6 months, given an unlimited fine and banned from going back to the shop where they committed their crimes.
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On 27 September 2021, Matt Vickers wrote a letter to the House of Commons director of catering requesting that the Teesside dish the chicken Parmo be added to the menu.
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In June 2022, during the vote of no confidence in the Conservative Party leadership of Boris Johnson, Matt Vickers publicly supported Johnson.
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Matt Vickers led a debate in the House of Commons for tougher measures against off-road bikes and other anti-social behaviour in Stockton in July 2023 and continues to advocate for cooperation between local police and his constituents.
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In January 2025, Matt Vickers was criticised in the House of Commons, in a point of order, by Stockton North MP Chris McDonald for using social media to link local councillors to paedophiles, after they voted for a targeted inquiry into grooming gangs, rather than a national inquiry proposed by Conservative councillors.