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Your MP (Josh Babarinde) represents you, and all of the people who live in Eastbourne, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Liberal Democrat MP for Eastbourne

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Social Media

• @joshbabarinde.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Justice
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Department for Education
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Reoffenders
• Pupils: Bullying
• Prisoners: Domestic Abuse
• Domestic Abuse: Rehabilitation
• HIV Infection

Currently held offices

• Member, Justice Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice) (since 18 Sep 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Caroline Ansell
• Stephen Lloyd
• Caroline Ansell
• Stephen Lloyd
• Nigel Waterson
• David Bellotti
• Ian Gow
• Charles Taylor
• John Slater
• Edward Marjoribanks
• William Hall
• George Lloyd
• Rupert Gwynne
• Hubert Beaumont
• Lindsay Hogg
• Edward Field

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 11 Jul 2025

  Domestic Abuse (Aggravated Offences) Bill: Second Reading – Josh Babarinde. Private Members' Bills

• Women and Equalities: Government Mission on Opportunity: Equality 7 May 2025

  East Sussex Hearing is a charity in Eastbourne that supports people with hearing disabilities to break barriers to opportunity through provision of life-changing hearing equipment and support. It is keen to work with the local hospital trust and integrated care board to take its services to more people. Will the Minister back its efforts to engage with the trust and ICB to help bring its...

• Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill: Clause 1 - Sentencing guidelines about pre-sentence reports 30 Apr 2025

  One problem with the proposals is that consultation has been minimal. They come from a rushed place. They come from a place of responding to a culture war. We are voting on people’s liberties and we need to consider the issues in great detail before responding, not in a knee-jerk way. What I can say, and what I have discussed with Members, including the Lord Chancellor, is that, for...

More of Josh Babarinde’s recent appearances