Lucy Powell

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Lucy Maria Powell (born 10 October 1974) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Education since 2026 and as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party since 2025. She served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council from July 2024 to September 2025. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Central since 2012. Powell has been described as belonging to the soft left of the Labour Party. Born in Manchester, Powell attended Parrs Wood High School. She went on to study at Somerville College, Oxford for one year then King's College London, before working in campaigning and PR roles for Britain in Europe, NESTA and the Labour Party. Powell was elected to the House of Commons at the 2012 Manchester Central by-election as MP for Manchester Central. She was re-elected at the 2015 UK general election and campaigned to remain in the European Union (EU) in the 2016 Brexit referendum. She was re-elected in both the 2017 and 2019 general elections...

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