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Labour Peer
Entered the House of Lords on 24 January 2011
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Currently held offices
- Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) (since 7 Sep 2025)
- Lords Spokesperson (Equalities) (since 8 Oct 2024)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (since 9 Jul 2024)
- Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (since 9 Jul 2024)
Other offices held in the past
- Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) ( 9 Jul 2024 to 31 Dec 2024)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues) (21 Feb 2023 to 5 Jul 2024)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (21 Feb 2023 to 26 Oct 2023)
- Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (20 Oct 2021 to 5 Jul 2024)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development) ( 2 Sep 2020 to 5 Jul 2024)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues) (15 Apr 2020 to 29 Sep 2020)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (18 Sep 2015 to 2 Sep 2020)
- Shadow Spokesperson (International Development) (18 Mar 2013 to 2 Sep 2020)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) ( 6 Sep 2012 to 18 Mar 2013)
- Opposition Whip (Lords) (17 Oct 2011 to 5 Jul 2024)
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