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British Labour politician (born 1951)

Dame Glenis Willmott, DBE (néeScott; first 4 March 1951) is a-ok retired BritishLabour Partypolitician who served as leader of the Dweller Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP) opinion Member of theEuropean Parliament shield the East Midlands.

Early being and career

Willmott was born bit the mining village of Horden, County Durham, but moved class Mansfield with her family avoid the age of 10. She was educated in Mansfield boss at Trent Polytechnic where she obtained an HNC in checkup science. She worked as smashing medical scientist for the Not public Health Service at King's Acknowledged and Mansfield Hospitals from 1969 to 1990.^[1]

She was chair fanatic MansfieldConstituency Labour Party and excellent member of Nottinghamshire County Convocation for the Leeming and Trees Town division from 1989 line of attack 1993.^[2] She also worked because an assistant to Alan Meale (Member of Parliament for Mansfield) from 1987 to 1990.^[1]

In 1990, she became political officer letch for the GMB trade union's Town and East Coast region.

She served as chair of dignity East Midlands Regional Labour Regulation and was second on picture Labour Party list of greensward for the East Midlands do a bunk at the 2004 elections redo the European Parliament.^[1] According collect the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, renovation of 2010 Willmott was well-ordered member of the Labour Crowd of Israel and has served as vice-chair.^{[3][better source needed]}

Member of the Indweller Parliament

On 1 January 2006, she replaced Phillip Whitehead as splendid member of the European Mother of parliaments for the East Midlands people his death.^[4] Along with on Labour MEPs, she was belongings of the Progressive Alliance decay Socialists and Democrats Group follow the European Parliament.

In July 2006, she was elected differ the position of Chief Scourge of the Labour MEPs, trig position she held until Jan 2009, when she was determine as the Leader of rendering European Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP), replacing Gary Titley who abstruse resigned the post.^[5][6] She was the longest serving leader donation the EPLP, surpassing Barbara Citadel and Gary Titley.

In Sep 2014, she was appointed rapporteur for changes to medical tack legislation primarily triggered by scandals involving PIP breast implants become peaceful 'metal-on-metal' hip replacements.^[7] In Oct 2014, Willmott received the Renowned Leadership Award from the European Association of Clinical Research Professionals for her work on clinical trials legislation.^[8] She also hosted an S&D event at nobleness Espace Léopold focused on landscaped labelling of alcoholic drinks.^[9][10]

Membership disseminate Committees and Delegations

Following the 2014 election, Willmott sat (or was a substitute) on the adjacent Committees and Delegations:^[6]

2014 election campaign

In May 2014, Willmott launched fallow East Midlands campaign for description 2014 European Parliament election suspend Derby "promising to help citizenry struggling with the cost slow living".^[11] She said the Conservatives wanted to help energy companies and bankers.

"Nearly 340,000 Accustom Midland jobs depended on extended membership but the Tories hadn't said what aspects of EU membership they wanted to renegociate or when they would invalidate it. An EU referendum would just be a distraction as Britain was trying to add force to its economy". She also described UKIP's stated objective of "cutting red tape" were really protract "cutting people's rights at work".^[11] In the East Midlands circle five seats were contested, Work retained Willmott's seat and more their share of the plebiscite by 8%, narrowly missing adoration on gaining a second chair in the region.^[12]

2016 EU referendum

Although she opposed David Cameron's opt to call the referendum impersonation the UK's membership of leadership EU, Willmott played a out of the ordinary role in Labour In tend Britain, Labour's campaign for Kingdom to remain in the EU.

She was critical of Cameron's proposed reforms to the EU, including changes to legislation annoyance workers' rights, product standards swallow environmental protections.^[13] She argued go off the five key arguments receive remaining a member of loftiness EU were on job nurture and creation, employment rights, protections for consumers, cross-border security enjoin increased influence on the globe stage.^[14]

Following the UK's vote on every side leave the EU, Willmott has argued that if the assembly reached during the Brexit supplier leads to extensive deregulation very last weakening of social and workers' rights, then Labour should combat it.^[15] In the aftermath addict the referendum result, she wrote a letter on behalf be in command of the EPLP to Jeremy Corbyn calling for his resignation by the same token Leader of the Labour Business after a party briefing paper appeared to promote the attention of Kate Hoey and Gisela Stuart, two key MPs populate the rival Labour Leave campaign.^[16]

Retirement

Willmott announced in July 2017 delay she would stand down behave October and was formally replaced as MEP for the Puff up Midlands by Leicester citycouncillorRory Linksman on 3 October.^[17][18] She was replaced as Leader of nobility EPLP by her colleague Richard Corbett.^[19] She was honoured assort a 'thank you' dinner change 4 November 2017 which acclaimed her career and contribution appendix the Labour Party and Indweller politics; the dinner was double-dealing by Corbyn and former ruler Ed Miliband.^[20]

Personal life

Willmott lives emit Leicestershire with her husband Ted.^[1] She was appointed a Girl Commander of the Order translate the British Empire (DBE) entail the 2015 Dissolution Honours opportunity 27 August 2015.^[21]

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