An experienced parliamentarian, journalist and media communicator; Elected 2015; Former Labour Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS); Shadow Secretary of State for Defence; Shadow Treasury minister for sustainable economics. Co-sponsor of the UK's Green New Deal private member's legislative bill. Current member of the Parliamentary Environmental Audit Select Committee (EAC)Co-chair All Party Parliamentary group (APPG) Green New Deal; Co-chair APPG Future of Work; Chair APPG Race; Vice Chair - APPG the Limits to Growth: Former Chair of APPG Drones and APPG Humanism; Former member of the Public Accounts Select Committee; Science & Technology Select Committee. More than 15 years of experience as a newspaper and BBC journalist , including Chief Political Reporter for BBC East.Former infantry officer/MOGv (Royal Green Jackets/7 Rifles) serving a tour of Afghanistan,Operation Herrick 10 (2009).