1. Sara Alice Britcliffe was born on 21 February 1995 and is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for Hyndburn from 2019 to 2024.
19 Facts About Sara Britcliffe
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Sara Britcliffe was previously a councillor on the Hyndburn Borough Council between 2018 and 2021.
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Sara Britcliffe was the Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party for Campaigning and Candidates from November 2023 until July 2024.
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Sara Britcliffe was born on 21 February 1995, and attended St Christopher's Church of England High School, Accrington.
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Sara Britcliffe studied modern languages at the University of Manchester.
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Sara Britcliffe was elected as a councillor for the ward of St Andrews at the 2018 Hyndburn Borough Council election.
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Sara Britcliffe did not stand in the next election in 2021 and her seat was won by her father.
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Sara Britcliffe was selected as the Conservative candidate for the constituency of Hyndburn on 6 November 2019.
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Sara Britcliffe's father had previously contested the seat at the general elections of 1997 and 2001.
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Sara Britcliffe travelled to Pakistan in February 2020, as part of an all-party delegation.
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Sara Britcliffe was a member of the Women and Equalities Committee between March 2020 and March 2021.
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On 28 April 2020, Sara Britcliffe became the first MP to deliver her maiden speech from outside the House of Commons, after parliament adopted a system in which members could contribute to debates virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sara Britcliffe is a member of the parliamentary council of the centre-right think tank the Northern Policy Foundation, and of the Northern Research Group.
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Sara Britcliffe has been a member of the Transport Select Committee since July 2023.
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Sara Britcliffe resigned as PPS on 6 July 2022, in protest at Prime Minister Boris Johnson's handling of the Chris Pincher scandal.
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Sara Britcliffe endorsed Nadhim Zahawi in the July 2022 Conservative Party leadership election.
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On 30 September 2022, Sara Britcliffe became the Conservative Party's Vice-Chairman for Youth.
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In November 2023, Sara Britcliffe became Deputy Chairman for Campaigning and Candidates.
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Sara Britcliffe ran for re-election in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.