Editing Andy Slaughter

{{Short description|British Labour politician}}
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| name                = Andy Slaughter
| honorific-suffix    = MP
| image               = Official portrait of Andy Slaughter MP crop 2, 2024.jpg
| caption             = Official portrait, 2024
| office              = Chair of the [[Justice Select Committee]]
| term_start          = 11 September 2024
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| predecessor         = [[Sir Bob Neill]]
| office1             = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Hammersmith and Chiswick (UK Parliament constituency)|Hammersmith and Chiswick]]<br />{{nobold|[[Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush]] (2005–2010)}}<br />{{nobold|[[Hammersmith (UK Parliament constituency)|Hammersmith]] (2010–2024)}}
| term_start1         = 5 May 2005
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| predecessor1        = [[Clive Soley]]
| majority1            = 15,290 (33.2%)
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| [[Frontbencher|Shadow portfolios]]
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| subterm             = 2021–2023
| suboffice           = [[Shadow Solicitor General|Solicitor General]]
| subterm1            = 2021–2021
| suboffice1          = [[Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)|Legal Aid]]
| subterm2            = 2016–2017
| suboffice2          = [[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government|Housing]]
| subterm3            = 2010–2016
| suboffice3          = [[Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)|Justice]]
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| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1960|09|29|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Hammersmith]], [[London]], England
| party               = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| alma_mater          = [[University of Exeter]] ([[LLB]])
| website             = {{Official URL}}
| birth_name          = Andrew Francis Slaughter
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'''Andrew Francis Slaughter''' (born 29 September 1960) is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician who is currently serving as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Hammersmith and Chiswick (UK Parliament constituency)|Hammersmith and Chiswick]], and before that, [[Hammersmith (UK Parliament constituency)|Hammersmith]] and [[Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush (UK Parliament constituency)|Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush]], since [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]]. Prior to his election to Parliament, he had served as Leader of the [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]] Council.

In the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], Slaughter stood in the new seat of [[Hammersmith and Chiswick (UK Parliament constituency)|Hammersmith and Chiswick]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hammersmith and Chiswick Constituency Candidates - General Election 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001264 |access-date=2024-06-25 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Slaughter was born on 29 September 1960. He attended [[Latymer Upper School]], before studying at the [[University of Exeter]], [[College of Law]], and the [[Inns of Court School of Law]].<ref name="WW 24">{{cite web |title=Slaughter, Andrew Francis, (born 29 Sept. 1960), MP (Lab) Hammersmith, since 2010 (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush, 2005–10) |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U45839 |website=[[Who's Who 2024]] |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=14 March 2024 |language=en |date=1 December 2023}}</ref>

==Legal career==
Slaughter was [[called to the bar]] at [[Middle Temple]] in 1993, thereby qualifying to practice as a [[barrister]]. He was a barrister with Bridewell Chambers from 1993 to 2006, before joining Lamb Chambers in 2006.<ref name="WW 24" />

==Parliamentary career==
He stood at the [[1997 Uxbridge by-election|Uxbridge by-election]] in July 1997, following the unexpected death seven days after the [[United Kingdom general election|1997 general election]] of incumbent Sir [[Michael Shersby]]. The seat, which had a small Conservative majority, was held for the Conservatives by [[John Randall (UK politician)|John Randall]].

At the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]], Slaughter was elected as the member of parliament for Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush in London, retaining the seat for Labour following the retirement of his predecessor, [[Clive Soley]].

Slaughter is currently a member of the Justice Select Committee. He was a member of the [[Communities and Local Government]] Select Committee in 2009–10 and in 2010 of the [[London Regional Select Committee]] and Joint Committee on Human Rights. Previously he was member of the [[Regulatory Reform Select Committee]] (2005–07) and [[Children, Schools and Families Select Committee]] (2007–09).{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

Slaughter's interests include the Middle East and particularly Palestine. He is Secretary of the Britain-Palestine [[All-Party Parliamentary Group]] (APPG) and Vice-Chair of Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East. His interests are reflected in the other APPGs of which he is a member, including Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf, Fire Safety and Rescue, Gypsies, Travellers and Roma, Heathrow, and Legal Aid.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

Slaughter has campaigned against [[Heathrow]] expansion.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

The Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush constituency underwent a boundary change for the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], and on 30 November 2006, the new Hammersmith [[Constituency Labour Party]] selected Slaughter as the Labour candidate for the new [[Hammersmith (UK Parliament constituency)|Hammersmith]] seat which he won in the 2010 general election with an increased majority.

===In government===
He was appointed [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] (PPS) to [[Stephen Ladyman]] MP, Minister of State for the [[Department for Transport]] and served from November 2005 to June 2007. In June 2007, he was appointed PPS to [[Lord Malloch-Brown]], [[Minister of State]] at the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], and also served as PPS to [[Lord Digby Jones]], Minister of State at the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] and [[Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform]], and between July 2007 and October 2008.

On 27 January 2009, he resigned his PPS role as he opposed the Government's plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://iwc2.labouronline.org/166818/andy_resigns_heathrow |title=Andy Slaughter resigns from the Government over Heathrow expansion |author=Slaughter, Andy |date=27 January 2009 |access-date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Andy Slaughter }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===In opposition===
In October 2010, Slaughter was invited to join the Labour frontbench as [[Official Opposition (United Kingdom)|Shadow]] [[Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)|Justice Minister]].<ref name="Andy Slaughter MP">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/andy-slaughter/1516|title=Andy Slaughter MP|website=UK Parliament}}</ref> Slaughter served as the lead shadow minister opposing the [[Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012]] and the Justice and Security Act 2012. He resigned in June 2016, citing concerns over [[Jeremy Corbyn]]'s leadership.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/hammersmithandy/status/747710072743206913|title=With much regret I have resigned from the Labour Frontbench after six years as a Shadow Minister.pic.twitter.com/UNWi3vxk22|first=Andy|last=Slaughter|date=28 June 2016}}</ref> He supported [[Owen Smith]] in the [[2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election|2016 Labour Party leadership election]].{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

Slaughter was appointed as Shadow Minister for Housing in October 2016;<ref name="Andy Slaughter MP"/> however he was sacked from the frontbench in June 2017 after he voted in favour of an amendment to the [[Queen's Speech]] which called on the UK to remain in the [[European Single Market]], in defiance of the Labour [[Whip (politics)|whip]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/29/jeremy-corbyn-sacks-three-frontbenchers-after-single-market-vote |title=Jeremy Corbyn sacks three frontbenchers after single market vote |last=Asthana |first=Anushka |author-link=Anushka Asthana|date=29 June 2017|newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>

In the [[November 2021 British shadow cabinet reshuffle]], he became the new [[Shadow Solicitor General]].

On 15 November 2023, Slaughter voted for an [[Scottish National Party|SNP]] amendment to the King's Speech, demanding an immediate ceasefire in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]], contrary to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]'s official stance to support [[HM Government]] line on the [[Gaza war]]. He was dismissed by Sir [[Keir Starmer]] from his position as [[Shadow Solicitor General]].<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Adu, Aletha |author2=Kiran, Stacey |date=15 November 2023 |title=Dozens of Labour MPs defy Keir Starmer to vote for ceasefire in Gaza |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/15/commons-gaza-vote-labour-defy-starmer-ceasefire-israel |journal=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2023-11-15}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website}}
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-11029,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: Andrew Slaughter MP]
* {{UK MP links | parliament = andy-slaughter/1516 | publicwhip = andrew_slaughter | theywork = 11559 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100707002109/http://www.lambchambers.co.uk/membshow.asp?showID=axs Andrew Slaughter's Chambers]
* [http://www.ealinggazette.co.uk/ealing-news/ealing-columnists/constituency_matters/ ''Ealing Gazette'' newspaper column] written by Andrew Slaughter and other Ealing MPs
* [http://www.ealingtimes.co.uk/news/yourmps/ ''Ealing Times'' newspaper column] written by Andrew Slaughter and other Ealing MPs until 2008
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/215.stm BBC Politics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213222011/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/215.stm |date=13 February 2009 }}

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