Michael Payne (politician)

{{short description|British politician}}

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| name = Michael Payne

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| office = Member of Parliament
for Gedling

| majority = 11,881 (24.4%)

| predecessor = Tom Randall

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| term_start = 4 July 2024

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| birth_date = 4 January 1987

| birth_place = Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England

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| party = Labour Party

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| alma_mater = Lancaster University

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Michael Richard Payne,{{Cite Hansard |title=Members Sworn |jurisdiction=Parliament of the United Kingdom |house=House of Commons |date=10 July 2024 |volume=752 |url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2024-07-10/debates/3D219687-E412-4D22-890A-AA2887A23F99/MembersSworn}} born January 4th 1987, is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Gedling since 2024.{{Cite web |title=Gedling {{!}} General Election 2024 |url=https://election.news.sky.com/elections/general-election-2024/gedling-258 |access-date=5 July 2024 |publisher=Sky News}} He has been a Nottinghamshire County councillor and deputy leader of Gedling Borough Council.{{Cite web |last=Moules |first=James |date=2024-07-05 |title=Gedling general election result: Meet new MP Michael Payne |url=https://labourlist.org/2024/07/new-labour-mp-result-michael-payne-gedling/ |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=LabourList |language=en-GB}}

He studied at Lancaster University,{{cite web | url = http://news.lancs.ac.uk/7E27EFC37E495A7480257608004626E5.php | title = Opening of GreenLancaster Hub |date = 8 April 2009 | website = Lancaster University | access-date = 9 July 2024 }} where he became President of the Students' Union in 2009.{{Cite news |title=The former student leaders entering Parliament {{!}} Wonkhe |url=https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-student-leaders-that-could-be-about-to-enter-parliament/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |work=Wonkhe |language=en-GB}}

Payne served as the deputy leader of the Local Government Association’s Labour Group for seven years before stepping down to concentrate on running to be the MP for Gedling.{{Cite web |last=Reporter) |first=Jamie Waller (LD |date=2024-05-15 |title=Councillor Michael Payne steps down from national leadership role with Labour to focus on Gedling MP bid |url=https://www.gedlingeye.co.uk/news/gedling-news/michael-payne-steps-down-role-focus-gedling-mp/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Gedling Eye |language=en-GB}}

Payne is openly gay and is married to a fellow councillor.{{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 }} In January 2024, Pink News reported that a Conservative council candidate had been suspended after using a homophobic slur directed at Payne in a social media discussion.{{cite web |last=Condon |first=Ali |date=2024-01-10 |title=Labour councillor slams ‘unacceptable’ homophobic slur made by Conservative candidate |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/10/labour-councillor-homophobic-slur-conservative/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=PinkNews }}