James Naish | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Edwards |
| Majority | 7,426 (12.8%) |
| Leader of Bassetlaw District Council | |
| In office 22 September 2022 – 25 July 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James William Naish 20 July 1988 |
| Political party | Labour |
| Relatives | Sir David Naish (great-uncle) Alastair Campbell (uncle) |
| Alma mater | Mansfield College, Oxford (BA) |
| Committees | International Development Committee |
James William Naish (/ˈneɪʃ/; born 20 July 1988) is a British Labour Party politician and former energy sector professional, who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rushcliffe since 2024.[1] He is the first Labour MP to represent Rushcliffe since 1966.[2]
Naish is a member of the International Development Committee, the House of Common's select committee responsible for scrutinising UK aid policy, and the expenditure of Official Development Assistance across UK government departments.[3] He also serves as the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the East Midlands, the Chair of the APPG for Fusion Energy, the Vice-Chair of the UK Fresh Produce Network, a Vice-President of the Association for Decentralised Energy and an officer of the APPG for Hydrogen.[4][5][6]
Naish is a member of the APPG for Fair Elections and on 3 December 2024, Naish was among 59 Labour MPs who voted in support of proportional representation in a ten minute rule motion vote.[7][8]
- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ Palmer-Soady, George; Moore, Joel (2024-07-05). "First Labour MP in Rushcliffe for 57 years says 'people made it very clear'". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ "International Development Committee - Membership - Committees - UK Parliament". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ "East Midlands APPG". 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ "APPG officer roles for James Naish - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ Ade, The. "James Naish MP". www.theade.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ "APPG for Fair Elections". www.fairelections.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ "Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion - Commons' votes in Parliament - UK Parliament". votes.parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-02-13.