Sarah Dines

Sarah Elizabeth Dines is a British Conservative Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derbyshire Dales since the 2019 general election.[1] She is the current Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Sarah Dines

MP
Dines in 2019
Member of Parliament
for Derbyshire Dales
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byPatrick McLoughlin
Majority17,381 (34.8%)
Personal details
BornBillericay, Essex, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materBrunel University London
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBarrister
Websitewww.sarahdines.org.uk

Dines was chosen to succeed fellow Conservative Patrick McLoughlin.[2]

Background

Dines is from Essex. She studied at Brunel University and became a barrister specialising in family law.[3]

Political career

Dines is currently a member of the Justice Select Committee.[4] Since being elected to Parliament in December 2019, Dines has always voted with the government on motions and bills presented to Parliament.[5]

In December 2020, the Sunday Times published an article reporting that Dines had been claiming expenses for hotel accommodation located near to her parliamentary office despite owning six homes in total, worth approximately £5 million pounds. The newspaper accused Dines of "charging the taxpayer thousands of pounds for regular stays at a four-star hotel".[6]

References
  1. "Election of a Member of Parliament for the Derbyshire Dales County Constituency" (PDF). DerbyshireDales.co.uk. 14 November 2019.
  2. "Full details of Derbyshire Dales General Election candidates 2019". DerbyTelegraph.co.uk. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". PoliticsHome.com. 16 December 2019.
  4. "Justice Committee - Membership". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. "Voting Record". The Public Whip. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  6. "Sarah Dines, Tory MP with six homes, billed the taxpayer for stays in four‑star hotel". Sunday Times. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Patrick McLoughlin		 Member of Parliament for Derbyshire Dales
2019–present		 Incumbent


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