Anneliese Midgley is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Knowsley since

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Early life

Midgeley was born in Stockbridge Village. She attended Brookside Community School.

Career

Her first job was at

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Shop in

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when she was thirteen. She worked as a DJ in nightclubs before getting involved in politics. Midgley previously worked for

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when he was

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. She also worked on Jeremy Corbyn's 2015 leadership campaign and became his deputy chief of staff. She then worked as the political director of

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before becoming an adviser for

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and Angela Rayner. In February 2024, she was selected to succeed long-serving MP George Howarth in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Midgley, Anneliese Living people 21st-century British women politicians People from the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley British women trade unionists Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 2024–present Year of birth missing (living people)