Luke Myer

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Luke Myer

| honorific-suffix = MP

| image = Official portrait of Luke Myer MP crop 2.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2024

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|05|05|df=y}}

| birth_place = Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England

| education = Prior Pursglove Sixth Form College

| alma_mater = Edge Hill University

| party = Labour

| office = Member of Parliament
for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

| term_start = 4 July 2024

| term_end =

| predecessor = Sir Simon Clarke

| majority = 214 (0.6%)

}}

Luke Myer (born 5 May 1995) is a British Labour politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland since 2024.

Early life and education

Myer was born in Middlesbrough and grew up in the village of Brotton, North Yorkshire.{{cite news | title=Labour selects Luke Myer as parliamentary candidate for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/labour-selects-luke-myer-parliamentary-28208262|work=TeessideLive|date=1 December 2023}} He attended Freebrough Specialist Engineering College and Prior Pursglove College, before training as a teacher.{{cite web | title=Talk of the Town - Children's Services |url=https://tottmagazine.co.uk/articles/features/childrens-services |publisher=Talk of the Town Magazine|date=December 2023}}{{cite web |title=Luke Myer {{!}} IPPR |url=https://www.ippr.org/profile/luke-myer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125151359/https://www.ippr.org/profile/luke-myer |archive-date=25 January 2024 |website=IPPR}}{{cite web | title=Luke Myer - Corporate Information | website=Corporate Information | date=25 July 2018 | url=https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/corporate-information/board-of-governors/luke-myer/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018084345/https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/corporate-information/board-of-governors/luke-myer/ | access-date=17 April 2020| archive-date=18 October 2018 }} Myer studied at Edge Hill University, where he served as the student union's Vice President for Academic Representation.{{Cite web |title=The former student leaders entering Parliament |url=https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-student-leaders-that-could-be-about-to-enter-parliament/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Wonkhe |language=en-GB}} He unsuccessfully contested the National Union of Students role of Vice President for Higher Education.

He worked on education policy at the UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, and served on the board of a Middlesbrough SEND charity.{{cite web | title=Can the pandemic bring a new dawn for flexible higher education? | url=https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2021/01/25/can-the-pandemic-bring-a-new-dawn-for-flexible-higher-education/ |website=hepi.ac.uk | date=25 January 2021 |publisher=HEPI}}{{cite web |title=MAIN - TAKING AUTISM PERSONALLY |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04809912/officers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705054755/https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04809912/officers |archive-date=5 July 2024 |website=gov.uk |publisher=Companies House}}

Myer later joined the centre-left think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) as a research fellow and policy analyst, specialising in economic development policy in the North East.{{cite news | title=Labour wins last council seat to be counted|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c10qqm531llo |work=BBC News|date=9 May 2023}} He remained active in East Cleveland, volunteering as a school governor and raising money for a local foodbank during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web | title=New Marske Primary School - Governors | url=https://www.newmarskeprimary.co.uk/governor-responsibilities/ | website=newmarskeprimary.co.uk|publisher=New Marske Primary School | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922142338/https://www.newmarskeprimary.co.uk/governor-responsibilities/ | archive-date=22 September 2022 }}{{cite news | title=Redcar food bank thanks community after raising £2,000 | url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/teesside/18347986.redcar-food-bank-thanks-community-raising-2-000/ |date=31 March 2020|work=The Northern Echo| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402093121/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/teesside/18347986.redcar-food-bank-thanks-community-raising-2-000/| archive-date=2 April 2020}}

Political career

From 2021 to 2024, Myer served in local government;{{cite web |date=17 June 2021 |title=Your Councillors |url=https://smnmpc.co.uk/your-parish/parish-councillors |publisher=Saltburn,Marske and New Marske Parish Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617011633/https://smnmpc.co.uk/your-parish/parish-councillors |archive-date=17 June 2021 }} in his election to Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, he defeated Conservative police commissioner Steve Turner as well as unseating the local Conservative council leader.{{cite news |date=9 May 2023 |title=Police and crime commissioner and his wife miss out in council election vote |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/police-emily-thornberry-lee-holmes-conservatives-cleveland-b2335694.html |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=The Independent}}{{cite web |title= Leader of Redcar Tories loses seat after three recounts | url=https://www.lgcplus.com/politics/governance-and-structure/leader-of-redcar-tories-loses-seat-after-three-recounts-09-05-2023/ |website=lgcplus.com | date=9 May 2023 |publisher=Local Government Chronicle}} He served as Cabinet Member for Children, where he introduced a child poverty strategy, opened new rural children's centres, and reduced the department's budget deficit.{{cite news | title=Baby loss parents decorate Saltburn pier with ribbons | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-67055480 |work=BBC News |date=10 October 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019101344/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-67055480 | archive-date=19 October 2023 }}{{cite web | title=Family Hubs open doors in Redcar and Cleveland after major summer revamp |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/tfm/local/news/redcar-cleveland-family-hub/ |publisher=TFM Radio |website=planetradio.co.uk |date=14 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019100803/https://planetradio.co.uk/tfm/local/news/redcar-cleveland-family-hub/ |archive-date=19 October 2023 }}{{cite news | url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/councillor-quits-cabinet-role-pursue-28337099|work=TeessideLive |title=Councillor quits cabinet to pursue Parliamentary quest as replacement is named |date=22 December 2023 }}

He was elected to Parliament at the 2024 general election, defeating former Conservative minister Sir Simon Clarke with a majority of only 214 votes, overturning the highest Conservative majority in the Tees Valley. {{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c9wvk9pn3r4t?page=2 | title=Labour wins Hexham, Conservatives Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Simon Clarke among losses, as election results declared |work=BBC News|date=5 July 2024|accessdate=5 July 2024}}

Parliamentary career

Myer was elected chair of the all-party parliamentary group on carbon capture and storage; in October 2024, the government announced £4 billion for the sector in Teesside.{{cite news | url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/government-announces-financial-support-approval-30065204 | title=Government announces financial support approval to £4bn Net Zero Teesside project|work=TeessideLive|date=5 October 2024|accessdate=5 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=Luke Myer: APPG officer roles |url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/5147/appgofficerroles|accessdate=5 November 2024}}

He has made several statements opposing political extremism on the left and right.{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/labour-mp-leads-calls-for-anti-israel-hate-preacher-to-be-banned-from-uk-visit/|title=Labour MP leads calls for anti-Israel hate preacher to be banned from UK visit|publisher=Jewish News|date=12 February 2025|access-date=16 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/mohamed-hoblos-middlesbrough-speaker-mosque-31002336|title=Middlesbrough’s new mosque inauguration taking place without controversial speaker Mohamed Hoblos|publisher=TeessideLive|date=14 February 2025|access-date=16 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jeremy-corbyn-labour-leader-antisemitism-bbc-panorama_uk_5d2c7ccbe4b02a5a5d5e6bf7|title=Over 200 Labour Members And Ex-Staff Condemn Jeremy Corbyn Over ‘Smears’ Against Anti-Semitism Whistleblowers|publisher=Huffington Post|date=15 July 2019|access-date=16 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/politicians-slam-utterly-sickening-riots-29676227|title=Politicians slam 'utterly sickening' riots in Middlesbrough after far-right protest|publisher=TeessideLive|date=4 August 2024|access-date=16 February 2025}}

Personal life

He is married to his wife, Beth.{{cite web|url=https://lukemyer.uk/who-i-am/|title=Who am I|date=8 August 2023|website=Luke Myer MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland|accessdate=24 July 2024}} He is endorsed by LGBT+ Labour.{{cite web | url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/07/05/lgbtq-mps-general-election/#page/6 | title=Number of out LGBTQ+ MPS falls following election |date=5 July 2024 |accessdate=6 July 2024}}