Connor Naismith
Connor Naismith | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Crewe and Nantwich | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kieran Mullan |
| Majority | 9,727 (20.6%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labour |
Connor James Naismith[2] is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Crewe and Nantwich since 2024. He identifies as belonging to the more socially conservative Blue Labour faction of the Parliamentary Party.[3]
Career
[edit]Prior to his election to Parliament, Naismith was a member of Cheshire East Council, representing the Crewe West ward, first being elected in May 2021 and re-elected in 2023.[4]
His local Labour Party website says that prior to his election, he worked in the constituency in "Police complaints", and "served as a school governor at a thriving community nursery school in Crewe".[5]
Parliamentary Career
[edit]In July 2024, Naismith voted against an amendment to abolish the two-child benefit cap.[6] In September 2025, he called for it to be scrapped.[7]
In September 2024, he voted against an amendment condemning the government's proposed changes to the eligibility criteria for Winter Fuel Payments.[8]
In May 2025, he used the term "Boriswave", which originated on the online far-right, during a debate on immigration in which he advocated for greater "control over legal migration" and the reduction of immigration into Britain.[9][10]
In the 2025 Labour Party deputy leadership election, he supported Lucy Powell.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Crewe and Nantwich - General election results 2024 - BBC News". BBC News. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ https://labourlist.org/2025/06/blue-labour-jonathan-hinder-david-smith-connor-naismith/
- ^ "Councillor Connor Naismith". Cheshire East Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "CONNOR NAISMITH MP For Crewe & Nantwich - Crewe and Nantwich Labour Party". Crewe and Nantwich Labour Party. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Randall, Emilia (23 July 2024). "How your MP voted on proposal to scrap two-child benefit cap". The i Paper. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ https://x.com/connor_naismith/status/1969448545104035931?s=46
- ^ "How every MP voted on winter fuel allowance cuts". Politics.co.uk. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Bland, Archie (23 September 2025). "What does 'Boriswave' mean and what is its political significance?". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025-05-21/debates/C4FBB882-8B19-4CCC-8018-3790C5399C22/Immigration?highlight=%22boris%20wave%22#contribution-C6FC7C62-6E9D-4CF1-9A00-FC1C25D7D19D. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 21 May 2025.
{{cite book}}:|chapter-url=missing title (help) - ^ https://x.com/connor_naismith/status/1974854178792214918?s=46
External links
[edit]- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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