Alex Barros-Curtis
Alex Barros-Curtis (born 1986)[1] is a British Labour party politician elected as Member of Parliament for Cardiff West in the general election held on 4 July 2024. Prior to the election, he was the Labour Party's Executive Director of Legal Affairs.
Background
Barros-Curtis was born in North Wales. His mother was a teacher and his father was a police officer.[2] He went to Gronant Primary School and Prestatyn High School, subsequently studying law at the London School of Economics.[2]
Career
Barros-Curtis had been a lawyer and marketing consultant.[3] In 2016 he was a senior parliamentary assistant to Andy Burnham MP[4] and, in the same year, was a close advisor to Owen Smith during Smith's attempt to become leader of the Labour Party. Barros-Curtis and his company, Movement for Another Future Limited, were linked to Sir Kier Starmer's successful campaign to become Labour leader in April 2020.[3] Later in 2020 Barros-Curtis became the Labour Party's Executive Director of Legal Affairs. Overseeing Labour's Compliance Unit, he was central to the party's plans to deal with allegations of antisemitism.[3] He was criticised for his handling of costly legal action against five ex-Labour staff members who had been accused of leaking an internal report on antisemitism. The cases were dropped on 6 June 2024, after costing the party at least £2.4 million.[5]
2024 general election
On 31 May 2024, it was announced Barros-Curtis had been selected as Labour candidate for the safe Cardiff constituency of Cardiff West, after the sitting Labour MP, Kevin Brennan, had announced his intention to stand down. The selection had been made by "a panel comprised of Welsh Labour’s Welsh Executive Committee and representatives from the local Labour parties".[6] Anger was expressed by Labour Party members that Barros-Curtis lived in London, had no connection to the area and had been "parachuted" onto the constituency[6] without meaningful local input into the decision.[7] It was reported that the Senedd member for Cardiff West (and former Wales First Minister), Mark Drakeford, had refused to share the same office and was looking for new premises.[8]
References
- ↑ "Movement For Another Future Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mosalski, Ruth; Summer, Ben (2020-07-03). "General election 2024: Find out more about the candidates standing in Cardiff West". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harpin, Lee (2020-06-29). "Revealed: The lawyer at the centre of Starmer's efforts to tackle Labour's antisemitism problem". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ↑ Savage, Claudia (2020-05-31). "Think tank boss and former Starmer aide chosen as Welsh Labour candidates". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ↑ Adu, Aletha (2024-06-06). "Labour drops lawsuit against ex-staffers accused of leaking antisemitism report". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mosalski, Ruth (2024-06-01). "The huge Labour general election row brewing in Wales which has left people furious". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ↑ Jones, Catrin Haf (2024-06-01). "Labour has undemocratic culture, says party member". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ↑ Shipton, Martin (2024-06-24). "Mark Drakeford refuses to share office with 'parachute' candidate". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
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