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Liz Kendall

For other people named Elizabeth Kendall, seeElizabeth Kendall (disambiguation).

Elizabeth Louise Kendall(born 11 June 1971)[1]is a British politician who has served asSecretary of State for Work and Pensionssince July 2024.[2]A member of theLabour Party,she has been theMember of Parliament(MP) forLeicester Westsince2010.

The Right Honourable
Liz Kendall
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byMel Stride
Member of Parliament
forLeicester West
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byPatricia Hewitt
Majority8,777 (24.8%)
Shadow portfolios2011‍–‍2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In office
4 September 2023 – 5 July 2024
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byJonathan Ashworth
Succeeded byMel Stride
Shadow Minister for Social Care[a]
In office
9 April 2020 – 4 September 2023
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byPaula Sherriff
Succeeded byAndrew Gwynne
In office
7 October 2011 – 12 September 2015
Leader
Preceded byEmily Thornberry
Succeeded byBarbara Keeley
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Louise Kendall

(1971-06-11)11 June 1971(age 53)
Abbots Langley,Hertfordshire,England
Political partyLabour
Children1
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
WebsiteOfficial website

Kendall was born inAbbots Langley,Hertfordshire,and studied at theUniversity of Cambridge.[3]From 2011 to 2015, she served asShadow Minister for Care and Older Peopleon theOfficial Opposition frontbenchofEd Miliband,who invited her to attend meetings of hisShadow Cabinet,although she was not technically a Shadow Cabinet member in this position. Kendall stood in theLabour Party leadership election in September 2015following the resignation of Ed Miliband, finishing in last place.[4][5]In April 2020,Keir Starmerappointed KendallShadow Minister for Social Careon theOfficial Opposition frontbench.

Early life and career

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Elizabeth Kendall was born on 11 June 1971 inAbbots Langley,Hertfordshire.She attendedWatford Grammar School for Girls,alongsideGeri Halliwell.Her father, Richard, left school at 16 and studied finance before going on to be a senior official at theBank of England.Her mother was a primary school teacher. As children, Kendall and her brother were encouraged to talk about politics and to get involved in community activism. Having originally been a Labour voter, her father became a Liberal councillor in 1979. Her mother was a school governor and Kendall's first political campaign was for a localzebra crossing.After leaving school, she attendedQueens' College, Cambridge,graduating withfirst class honoursin history in 1993.[6][7]

Kendall joined theLabour Partyin 1992 and, after graduating from Cambridge, worked at theInstitute for Public Policy Research(IPPR)[6]in the area of child development and early years learning. In 1996, she became a political adviser toHarriet Harman,and then became Harman's governmentspecial adviserin theDepartment for Social Securityafter Labour won the1997 general electionand Harman became a government minister.[6]

In 1998, when Harman was sacked from the government, Kendall resigned and was awarded a fellowship by theKing's Fund,a health charity. She also wrote a series of research papers for the IPPR and was appointed as the Director of the Maternity Alliance, a charity for pregnant women.[6]She was unsuccessful in an attempt to be selected as Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate forChesterfieldat the2001 general election,following the retirement ofTony Benn.[8]

In 2001, she returned to government to work forPatricia Hewitt,at theDepartment for Trade and Industry,and then followed her to theDepartment for Health,where she was involved in bringing in thesmoking banin 2006.[6]After Hewitt left government, Kendall became the Director of the Ambulance Services Network, where she remained until 2010.[9][10]

Parliamentary career

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At the2010 general election,Kendall was elected to Parliament as MP forLeicester Westwith 38.4% of the vote and a majority of 4,017.[11][12]She made hermaiden speechin a debate on tackling poverty in the UK on 10 June 2010.[13]

She was briefly a member of theEducation Select Committeebetween July 2010 and October 2010. She supportedDavid Milibandfor theleadership of the Labour Party in 2010.

InEd Miliband's first reshuffle in October 2010, she joined theOpposition frontbenchas Shadow JuniorHealthMinister where she served underJohn Healey.In 2011, she contributed along with other Labour MPs and former Labour ministers toThe Purple Book,in which she wrote a chapter on the early years and health and social care where she proposed a "Teach Early Years First" scheme. Later that year, she was appointed to the new role of Shadow Minister for Care and Older People and became an attending member of theshadow cabinet.[3][14]

Kendall was re-elected as MP for Leicester West at the2015 general electionwith an increased vote share of 46.5% and an increased majority of 7,203.[15]

Labour Party leadership candidature

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Kendall before a2015 Labour Party leadership electionmeeting in Bristol

On 10 May 2015, Kendall announced that she was standing as a successor toEd Milibandfor theLabour Party leadershipfollowing their defeat in the2015 general election.[16][17]Kendall was regarded by many in the media as theBlairitecandidate,[16][17][18]though Kendall stated she would like to be known as the "modernising candidate".[19]Her leadership bid was supported by Shadow Cabinet colleaguesIvan Lewis,[20]Chuka Umunna,[21]Tristram Hunt,[22]Emma ReynoldsandGloria De Piero.[23]Senior Labour politicians supporting her includedAlan Milburn,[24]Alistair Darling,[25]John Hutton[26]andJohn Reid.[27]She also had the support of theBlue LabourGroup within the Labour Party including figures such asMaurice GlasmanandRowenna Davis.

In June 2015, Kendall's leadership bid received praise fromThe Sun,who said that she is the "only prayer they [the Labour Party] have".The Sunalso praised her for saying "the country comes first" in response toAndy Burnhamwho said "the Labour Party always comes first" in theNewsnightLabour leadership hustings.[28]Commentators from across the political spectrum said that Kendall was the leadership candidate theConservativeswould "fear the most".[29][30][31]This claim was even re-stated by some Conservative politicians includingGeorge Osborne,Boris Johnson,Ruth Davidson,Anna SoubryandPhilip Davies.[32][33][34][35]

Ultimately, Kendall finished 4th in the election, obtaining 4.5% (18,857) of the vote.[36]

Resignation from the Shadow Cabinet

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Kendall resigned from the Shadow Cabinet following the election ofJeremy CorbynasLabour leader in September 2015.[37]She supportedOwen Smithin the failed attempt to replaceJeremy Corbynin the2016 Labour Party leadership election.[38]

At the snap2017 general election,Kendall was again re-elected with an increased vote share of 60.8% and an increased majority of 11,060.[39]

In August 2017, James Chapman, former Director of Communications atHM TreasuryunderGeorge Osborne,said, "We really need Liz Kendall to be the leader of [a] new centre party".[40]Chapman had already tweeted his proposals for a new centrist political party opposed toBrexit,'The Democrats'.[41]After stepping down from frontline politics, Kendall was a regular guest on BBC current affairs programmeThis Weekuntil its cancellation in July 2019.

Kendall was again re-elected at the2019 general election,with a decreased vote share of 49.7% and a decreased majority of 4,212.[42]

Return to frontbench

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Keir Starmerreappointed Kendall to the frontbench after winning the2020 Labour leadership election.Following theNovember 2021 shadow cabinet reshuffle,it was announced thatKarin Smythwould cover her duties while Kendall was on maternity leave.[43]

On 4 September 2023 she was appointedShadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensionsby Starmer as part of the2023 British shadow cabinet reshuffle.[44]

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2024-present)

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At the2024 general election,Kendall was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 44.6% and an increased majority of 8,777.[45]In the aftermath of the election, Kendall was appointed asSecretary of State for Work and Pensionsby Prime Minister Keir Starmer.[46]She was appointed to thePrivy Counciland sworn into ministerial office on 6 July.[47]

Political views

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Economic and fiscal policy

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During her leadership campaign in 2015, Kendall committed herself to theliving wageand said theLow Pay Commission's remit should be extended to encourage more firms to pay it.[48]She also said she would end the exploitation of care workers by preventing firms from docking the cost of uniform and travel time from their wages. She has also come out in support ofworker representation on company boardsas part of her plans for economic reform. After the Budget, Kendall commissioned the former ministerMargaret Hodge,to undertake a review into the £100bn tax reliefs that firms are entitled to.[48]

Defence and foreign policy

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Kendall is apro-Europeanand has spoken in favour of reforming theEuropean Union.She supported anin/out referendum on Britain's membership of the EU,[19]and wanted the Labour Party to play a leading role in a cross-party Yes to Europe campaign. Kendall also backed the NATO target to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence.[19]She is in favour of renewing Britain'sTrident nuclear submarines.[49]

Kendall supports atwo-state solution,but in 2015 she abstained on a motion recognising theState of Palestine,instead favouring the continuation of theIsraeli–Palestinian peace process.[50]She is a member ofLabour Friends of Israel.[citation needed]

Education

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Kendall has spoken about education as a way of tackling inequality. She has spoken in support of expanding theacademies programmeand keeping thefree schoolsinitiative saying that focus should be on the quality of education rather than structures and that investment in theearly yearsshould be a priority over cutting university tuition fees.[48][51]Kendall also said that more effort was needed in the education system to raise aspiration for the 'white working class young'.[52]Kendall has also said that as Prime Minister, she would order a review ofNational Lottery Fundingto free up funds for early years services.[53]

Health and welfare

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Kendall on a People's march for the NHS in 2014

Kendall has advocated increased patient choice in the NHS,[54]arguing "there will remain a role for the private and voluntary sectors where they can add extra capacity to the NHS or challenges to the system" and with healthcare providers "what matters is what works".[16][17]In 2015, Kendall supported the £23,000 benefit cap.[55]In 2024 as Work and Pensions Secretary, Kendall suggested that job coaches could visit inpatients on mental health wards.[56]

Immigration

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Kendall gave some support toDavid Cameron's proposal that the right ofEU migrantsto claimtax creditsand benefits should be withdrawn, or delayed for a number of years.[57]She supports the currentpoints-based immigration systemand backed tough rules on abuse of the immigration system but has pledged not to try and "out-UKIP UKIP" and spoke of the benefits of immigration in her own constituency.[58]

Devolution

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Kendall has supported"radical devolution" to Englandto deal with theWest Lothian Questionand appointedTristram Huntto look at what powers ought to be devolved to England. In July 2015, Kendall came out in favour ofEnglish Votes for English Laws.Her leadership rivals favoured the formation of aconstitutional conventionto consider the issue.[59][60]Kendall has also said that Labour must oppose the 'tyranny of the bureaucratic state' but must also share power at every level so that powers are devolved to communities and individuals too.[61]

Trade unions

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Kendall has supportedLabour's linkswith the trade union movement but has said that both the trade unions and the Labour Party have to change. Kendall said that if she became Prime Minister, she would reverse any changes totrade union and employment rightsmade by the previous Conservative government.[62]Kendall also criticisedLen McCluskeyfor threatening to withdraw funding from the Labour Party were his choice of candidate not to be elected.[62]

Social issues

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Kendall is a supporter of LGBT rights and voted for same sex marriage in 2013. Kendall said under her leadership the Labour Party would have worked with other centre-left parties to end thecriminalisation of homosexualityacross the world and spoke in favour ofMichael Cashmanbecoming the UK's special envoy on LGBTI issues.[63]

She announced she was in favour of legislation on assisted dying in November 2024.[64]

Personal life

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Kendall was previously in a relationship with the actor and comedianGreg Davies.They ended their relationship a few months before the 2015 general election.[65][66]In November 2021 Kendall announced she would take maternity leave in 2022 as she would be having a baby through surrogacy.[67]Her son Henry was born in January 2022.[68]

Kendall was sworn of thePrivy Councilon 6 July 2024, entitling her to be styled "The Right Honourable".[69]

Kendall runs five mornings a week.[70]

Notes

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  1. ^Care and Older People (2011–15)

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