Mike Hill (British politician)

Michael Robert Hill[1] (born 12 May 1963) is a British Labour Party politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Hartlepool in the 2017 general election.[2]

Mike Hill

MP
Member of Parliament
for Hartlepool
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byIain Wright
Majority3,595 (8.8%)
Personal details
Born
Michael Robert Hill

(1963-05-12) 12 May 1963
Heywood, Lancashire, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Lancaster

Early life

He was born in Heywood in Lancashire[3] in 1963.[4]

He attended Sutherland High School (became Heywood Community High School in 1990). He has a degree in Drama and English Literature from the University of Lancaster.

Career

He has worked in local authority libraries and as a trade union official. Until being elected to Parliament in 2017, he was the Political Officer for UNISON Northern Region and Vice Chair of Labour North.

He was suspended from the Labour Party in September 2019 over allegations of sexual harassment but reinstated in October 2019.[5] In January 2020 Hill's request for anonymity was turned down in an upcoming employment tribunal related to the accusations. The alleged victim stated that she had also made a report to the Metropolitan Police at the time of the original accusations.[6]

Hill retained his seat in the 2019 general election.[7]

References
  1. "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11782.
  2. Sophie Brownson (2 June 2017). "Residents quiz candidates at Hartlepool hustings". Hartlepool Mail. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. Mike Hill (20 July 2017). "Mike Hill MP: Fighting to be really 'born in Hartlepool'". Hartlepool Mail. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. Hartlepool Labour Party. "Mike Hill MP". Hartlepool Labour Party. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. Press Association (22 September 2019). "Labour MP Mike Hill suspended over claims of sexual harassment". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. Quinn, Ben (22 January 2020). "Labour MP accused of sexual assault fails in anonymity bid". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  7. "Hartlepool parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 14 December 2019.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Iain Wright		 Member of Parliament for Hartlepool
2017–present		 Incumbent


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