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Sally Jameson
MP
BERJAYA
Official portrait, 2024
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 July 2026
Prime MinisterAndy Burnham
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 July 2026
Prime MinisterAndy Burnham
Member of Parliament
for Doncaster Central
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byDame Rosie Winterton
Majority9,551 (25.2%)
Personal details
BornSally Anne Jameson
Doncaster, England[1]
PartyLabour

Sally Anne Jameson[2] is a British Labour Party politician and prison officer serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster Central since 2024.

Early life and career

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Sally Jameson was born and raised in Doncaster.[1] She was a prison officer at a local prison and was a branch chair of the Prison Officers' Association union.[3][1]

Politics

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She campaigned for Labour for 12 years before being elected, and was an agent for the previous MP Rosie Winterton.[3] She was selected to stand in the 2024 general election for Doncaster Central, in July 2022. She was endorsed by Unison, ASLEF, Co-operative Party and USDAW.[4] She won the seat with a majority of 9,551.[5]

In December 2024, she was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Ministry of Justice.[6] She has served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Office.[7] She called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign in May 2026.[8] She was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State jointly in the Cabinet Office and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 22 July 2026 by new prime minister Andy Burnham.[9]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Neame, Katie (7 June 2022). "Doncaster Central's next Labour candidate – runners and riders". LabourList. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 Mower, Shannon (29 November 2022). "Prison officer campaigns to become Labour's next Doncaster Central MP". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Prest, Victoria (4 July 2022). "Labour choose prison officer Sally Jameson to fight Doncaster Central". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Doncaster Central – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Meet former prison officer Sally Jameson, the new Doncaster Central MP". Yorkshire Post. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "First member of government resigns in call for Starmer to quit A junior member of the government has resigned and called for Sir Keir Starmer to stand down". Sky News. 11 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Two Doncaster MPs join call for PM Sir Keir Starmer to go". Doncaster Free Press. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2026". GOV.UK. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
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