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Luke Charters
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for York Outer
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byJulian Sturdy
Majority9,391 (18.4%)
Personal details
Born (1995-08-18) 18 August 1995 (age 29)
Political partyLabour
EducationHuntington School, York
Alma mater
Websitelukecharters.co.uk

Luke Jonathan Charters[1] (born 18 August 1995) is a British Labour politician elected as Member of Parliament for York Outer in the general election held on 4 July 2024.[2]

Early life and career

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Early life and education

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Charters was born on 18 August 1995 in York, North Yorkshire, England.[3] He was educated at Huntington School, a comprehensive school in York. He studied philosophy, politics, and economics at the University of Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 2016.[3] He then studied political science at the University of Chicago,[4][5] graduting with a Master of Science (MSc) degree in 2017.[3]

Career

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Before his political career, Charters worked at the Bank of England and at the Financial Conduct Authority with a focus on fraud.[6] While at the Bank of England, Charters helped spearhead the Polymer banknote programme and contributed to the development of new payment infrastructure projects.[7] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Charters collaborated with the CEOs of several banks to ensure readily available access to cash.[6] Charters subsequently worked in the fintech industry as a senior manager at the global payroll company Remote and led their fraud and compliance function.[8] In May 2022, Charters was appointed company director.[9] In March 2024 Charters resigned as a company director.[10]

Charters was also a company director of Charters-Reid Surveyors Ltd between October 2014 and October 2017.[11] In July 2020, Charters was appointed a company director of Roots Local Ltd, which operated as a cocktail bar.[12][13] He resigned as a director in July 2022, with a notice of cessation as a person of significant control filed at Companies House in December 2022.[14] The accounts for the period up to 31 December 2022 have not been filed with Companies House, and remain overdue.[13] The company was placed in voluntary liquidation in 2023.[14]

Parliamentary career

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Charters previously stood for election for York Outer (as Luke Charters-Reid) in the 2017 general election when he was 21, coming second to the Conservative Party candidate, Julian Sturdy.[15][16] Charters was elected as a councillor for the Wall End ward in the London Borough of Newham in 2022 prior to standing in York Outer.[17] He stepped down from the council in 2023.[3]

During the 2024 general election, Charters campaigned on several issues including the regulation of the bailiff sector,[18] flood defences for York,[19] planning reform,[20] eating disorders in young men,[21] and removing restrictions on investing in UK defence companies.[22] Charters has also campaigned for the creation of a national anti-fraud centre.[23]

Once elected, Charters appointed Labour donor Owen Trotter to set up and run his first parliamentary office.[24][25][26]

On 17 July 2024, he made his maiden speech in the House of Commons in the debate following the King's Speech.[27]

In November 2024, Charters voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[28] In March 2025, Charters supported government reforms of the existing "cliff-edge welfare system"[29] and was one of 36 signatories in an open letter of support for improving disabled employment support.[30] In May 2025, Charters proposed a rethink on alcohol during men's football matches.[31]

Charters was elected as the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Food Security.[32] In October 2024, Charters was elected to the Public Accounts Committee.[33] Previously, Charters served on the Crown Estate Bill Committee.[34] Currently, Charters is the Chair of the FinTech All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG).[35]

Personal life

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He has a wife and a son.[5] Charters and his wife named their son after his former philosophy teacher at Huntington School.[36] He and his wife are expecting their second child in 2025.[37]

References

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  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "York Outer | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Charters, Luke, (born 18 Aug. 1995), MP (Lab) York Outer, since 2024". Who's Who 2025. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  4. ^ Glenton, Kevin (25 May 2024). "Luke Charters launches York Outer general election campaign". York Press. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Lewis, Haydn (6 July 2024). "York Outer Labour MP Luke Charters sets out agenda". York Press. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Meet Luke Charters – the fraud expert who is York Outer's new MP". Yorkshire Post. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Luke Charters | ABI". www.abi.org.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  8. ^ "House of Commons – The Register of Members' Financial Interests (4 August 2024: Charters, Mr Luke )". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Luke Jonathan CHARTERS personal appointments – Find and update company information – GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  10. ^ "REMOTE GLOBAL SERVICES LTD filing history – Find and update company information – GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Companies House". Companies House.
  12. ^ "A new community cocktail bar plants its Roots in East Village". 30 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  13. ^ a b "ROOTS LOCAL LTD overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  14. ^ a b "ROOTS LOCAL LTD filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  15. ^ Prest, Victoria (3 May 2017). "Labour names 21-year-old Luke Charters-Reid as York Outer candidate". York Press. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  16. ^ Prest, Victoria; Ross, Alex (9 June 2017). "GENERAL ELECTION 2017: Conservatives hold York Outer with reduced majority – Julian Sturdy backs Theresa May to continue as PM". York Press. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  17. ^ Latif, Sheeza. "Local Elections 2022". Newham Council. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Regulation of the Bailiff Sector – Hansard – UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Flooding – Hansard – UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Responsibilities of Housing Developers – Hansard – UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  21. ^ "Eating Disorder Awareness – Hansard – UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  22. ^ Baker, Alex; Charters, Luke (6 March 2025). "Finance for Ukraine: Scrap regulations that ban investment in defence". City AM. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  23. ^ "York MP calls for measures to tackle fraud as constituent loses £10,000". York Press. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  24. ^ "York MP Luke Charters defends giving job to Labour donor". YorkPress. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  25. ^ "York MP defends appointment of donor who gave £55K to the Labour Party". YorkMix. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  26. ^ "Register of Interests – House of Commons". Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  27. ^ Mr Luke Charters (17 July 2024). "Debate on the Address". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. United Kingdom: House of Commons. col. 122–124.
  28. ^ "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading". Votes in Parliament. 29 November 2024.
  29. ^ Gerrard, Joe (24 March 2025). "York MP defends his support for £5bn cuts to disability benefit". YorkMix. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  30. ^ "York MP signs controversial letter calling for 'hard choices' over benefit cuts". York Press. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  31. ^ "York Outer MP urges rethink on football stands alcohol ban". BBC News. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  32. ^ "York's newest MP elected chair of parliamentary group". York Press. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  33. ^ "Parliamentary career for Mr Luke Charters – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  34. ^ "Crown Estate Bill [HL] – Summary – Committees – UK Parliament". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  35. ^ "APPG FinTech". 5 February 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  36. ^ "'My a-Maze-ing first weeks as York Outer's first Labour MP' – Luke Charters". York Press. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  37. ^ "Prime Minister congratulates York MP on 'big news'". York Press. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
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