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Paul Waugh is a British politician and journalist who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale since 2024. Running under the Labour Co-op banner, he unseated George Galloway, the Workers Party of Britain's sole MP.
Paul Waugh | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Rochdale | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | George Galloway |
| Majority | 1,440 (3.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 or 1967 (age 57–58)[1] Wardle, Lancashire, England |
| Political party | Labour Co-op |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford University of Cardiff |
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Waugh was born in Wardle, Lancashire and raised on a council estate in Spotland, Rochdale.[2] Educated at Oulder Hill Community School, he later studied philosophy and physiology at the University of Oxford and journalism at the University of Cardiff.[3]
Waugh has been political editor of HuffPost UK, editor of PoliticsHome and deputy political editor of The Independent, as well as the London Evening Standard. He also worked for the i newspaper and presented the Week in Westminster for the BBC.[4][5][6]
Waugh had put himself forward to be the Labour candidate for the 2024 Rochdale by-election but lost the nomination to Azhar Ali, who in turn was suspended from the party.[7][8] Waugh's wife works for the National Health Service, and he has said potential improvement of the health system was one of the major motivating factors in running for Parliament.[9] In the 2024 general election, he was elected as the Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Rochdale.[10][9] Waugh was critical of its previous MP George Galloway, labelling him as "Putin's parrot" and an extremist.[9]
Following his election to Parliament, Waugh was elected to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee.
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