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}}'''John Anthony Slinger''' is a British politician who was elected as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)|Rugby]] in the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|general election]] held on 4 July 2024.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Rugby - General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001453 |access-date=5 July 2024 |work=BBC News }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Labour wins Rugby constituency from Conservatives |url=https://rugbyobserver.co.uk/news/labour-wins-rugby-constituency-from-conservatives/ |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=Rugby Observer }}</ref> |
}}'''John Anthony Slinger''' is a British politician who was elected as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)|Rugby]] in the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|general election]] held on 4 July 2024.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Rugby - General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001453 |access-date=5 July 2024 |work=BBC News }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Labour wins Rugby constituency from Conservatives |url=https://rugbyobserver.co.uk/news/labour-wins-rugby-constituency-from-conservatives/ |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=Rugby Observer }}</ref> |
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Slinger was born in [[Manchester]], and grew up [[Gloucestershire]]. He joined the Labour Party in 1992. He studied at [[Durham University]] and is a partner at [[strategic communications]] company Consulum, founded by former employees of lobbying firm [[Bell Pottinger]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About me |url=https://johnslinger4rugby.co.uk/about-me/ |website=John Slinger for Rugby |access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Waterson |first=Jim |date=2020-06-30 |title=Hong Kong government hires London PR firm to improve image |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/30/hong-kong-government-hires-london-pr-firm-to-improve-image |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
Slinger was born in [[Manchester]], and grew up [[Gloucestershire]]. He joined the Labour Party in 1992. He studied at [[Durham University]] and is a partner at [[strategic communications]] company Consulum, founded by former employees of lobbying firm [[Bell Pottinger]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About me |url=https://johnslinger4rugby.co.uk/about-me/ |website=John Slinger for Rugby |access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Waterson |first=Jim |date=2020-06-30 |title=Hong Kong government hires London PR firm to improve image |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/30/hong-kong-government-hires-london-pr-firm-to-improve-image |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
Revision as of 12:09, 6 July 2024
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John Slinger | |
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Member of Parliament for Rugby | |
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Preceded by | Mark Pawsey |
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Political party | Labour Party |
John Anthony Slinger is a British Labour politician who was elected as Member of Parliament for Rugby in the general election held on 4 July 2024.[1][2]
Slinger was born in Manchester, and grew up Gloucestershire. He joined the Labour Party in 1992. He studied at Durham University and is a partner at strategic communications company Consulum, founded by former employees of lobbying firm Bell Pottinger.[3][4]
Slinger had lived in Rugby since 2006, and was previously a governor of Northlands Primary School and a trustee of Warwickshire Young Carers. He later served as a councillor on Rugby Borough Council , representing the ward of New Bilton. He was selected as Labour's candidate for Rugby in 2023.[5]
References
- ^ "Rugby - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Labour wins Rugby constituency from Conservatives". Rugby Observer. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "About me". John Slinger for Rugby. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Waterson, Jim (30 June 2020). "Hong Kong government hires London PR firm to improve image". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Borough Councillor selected as Labour's parliamentary candidate for Rugby". Rugby Observer. Retrieved 6 July 2024.