Sarah Sackman: Difference between revisions

| office = [[SolicitorMinister Generalof State for EnglandCourts and WalesLegal Services]]

| term_start = 92 JulyDecember 2024

| predecessor = [[RobertHeidi CourtsAlexander]]

| office1 = [[MemberSolicitor of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] <br />General for [[FinchleyEngland and Golders GreenWales]]

| term_start1 = 49 July 2024

| term_end1 = 2 December 2024

| predecessor1 = [[MikeRobert FreerCourts]]

| majority1 primeminister1 = 4,581[[Keir (9.2%)Starmer]]

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| birth_place = [[London]], England

== Early life &and education ==

Sarah's Rebecca Sackman{{cn|date=November 2024}} was born and raised in [[East Finchley]], [[London]], England.<ref name="hamhigh.co.uk"/> Her father is a [[North London]] solicitor of [[Eastern Europe|Eastern European]] descent who moved to East London,. and, 300 years ago, herHer mother's family moved from [[Tarragona]] in Spain,<ref name=":1" /> Italy, and Morocco to [[Gibraltar]], where they own a 150-year old perfumery.<ref name="Rose"/> SheSarah's ismaternal thegrandfather granddaughter ofwas Gibraltar's former Minister for Economic Development and former independent MP in the Gibraltar Legislative Council [[Solomon Seruya]].<ref>{{cite web |title=UK's Solicitor General reminds Commons of her Gibraltarian roots in maiden speech |url=https://www.chronicle.gi/uks-solicitor-general-reminds-commons-of-her-gibraltarian-roots-in-maiden-speech/ |access-date=23 July 2024 }}</ref> Sarah

Sackman was bornprivately andeducated raised in [[East Finchley]]. She attendedat [[South Hampstead High School]],<ref name="hamhigh.co.uk">{{cite web |date=2 September 2013 |title=Lawyer Sarah Sackman to stand as Labour candidate for Finchley and Golders Green |url=https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/local-council/21379893.lawyer-sarah-sackman-stand-labour-candidate-finchley-golders-green/ |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=Ham & High }}</ref> where she was head girl.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 April 2015 |title=Labour's Sarah Sackman tipped as 'most likely to become PM' at school |url=https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/21371551.labours-sarah-sackman-tipped-most-likely-become-pm-school/ |access-date=9 July 2024 |website=Ham & High }}</ref> SackmanShe went on tothen studystudied history at [[Queens' College, Cambridge]], where she graduated with a first-class [[Bachelor of arts|BA]] degree in 2006.<ref>[https://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/files/publicationFiles/the_record_2007ocr.pdf "Queens' College Record 2007"], p. 43. ''queens.cam.ac.uk.'' Retrieved 20 July 2024.</ref>

She would gowent on to obtain a Graduate Diploma in Law with distinction at [[City, University of London]]{{cn|date=November 2024}} and an LLM from [[Harvard Law School]] specialising in cities, housing, local government, and poverty law.<ref name=lse2018>{{cite web |title=Challenges of Participation and Representation in Urban Development – Sarah Sackman, Barrister at Francis Taylor Building [About the author] |website=LSE London |date=25 April 2018 |url=https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lselondon/challenges-of-participation-and-representation-in-urban-development-sarah-sackman-barrister-at-francis-taylor-building-lent-term-seminar/ |access-date=30 November 2024}}</ref>

Sackman took a Scholarshipscholarship as a Judicialjudicial clerkship at the [[Supreme Court of Israel]] in [[Jerusalem]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=Sarah Sackman |url=https://www.matrixlaw.co.uk/member/sarah-sackman/ |website=Matrix Chambers}}</ref> She was [[Call to the bar|called to the bar]] at the [[Inner Temple]] in November 2008.<ref>{{cite web |last=Board |first=The Bar Standards |title=Barrister Details - Miss Sarah Rebecca Sackman |url=https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/barristers-register/F067146892DC654B7451281112E03ABF.html |access-date=30 July 2024 |website=www.barstandardsboard.org.uk}}</ref> From October 2008 Sackman worked as a Barristerbarrister and Housinghousing expert for Francis Taylor Building, a chambers specialising in planning law.<ref>{{cite web |title=[Home page] |url=https://www.ftbchambers.co.uk/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240705150041/https://www.ftbchambers.co.uk/ |archive-date=5 July 2024 |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=Francis Taylor Building}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=31 July 2021 |title=Sarah Sackman {{!}} Barrister London {{!}} Francis Taylor Building |url=https://www.ftbchambers.co.uk/barristers/sarah-sackman |access-date=5 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731101254/https://www.ftbchambers.co.uk/barristers/sarah-sackman |archive-date=31 July 2021 }}</ref> Sackman took on Humanhuman Rightsrights training at the [[British Council]] in [[Yangon]], [[Burma]] in 2013.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Sarah Sackman |url=https://www.legal500.com/firms/9227-matrix-chambers/9227-london-england/lawyers/1943741-sarah-sackman/ |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=Legal500}}</ref>

In 2017 The Markaz El Tathgheef el-Eslami group (MTE) bought [[Golders Green Hippodrome]] with the intention of converting it into an Islamic centre;. thereThere were a number of objections from residents who cited concerns, such as parking and congestion, but some opposed the move on the grounds of a Muslim centre being located in an area ([[Golders Green]]) with a large Jewish population.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sherwood |first=Harriet |date=6 November 2017 |title=Faith leaders condemn 'racist' objections to Golders Green mosque |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/06/hippodrome-golders-green-faith-leaders-condemn-racist-objections-mosque |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Sackman, acting for MTE, said it was hard to see how it had "not been treated differently to other religious groups who have previously used the building."<ref>{{cite web |last=Doherty |first=Rosa |title=Golders Green Islamic centre decision delay |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/golders-green-islamic-centre-decision-delay-kwnuc9te |access-date=4 July 2024 |website=The JC }}</ref> It is notable that inIn 2021 [[Hillsong Church]] purchased the venue.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sherwood |first=Harriet |date=21 October 2021 |title=Megachurch buys Golders Green Hippodrome after mosque plan blocked |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/21/church-buys-golders-green-hippodrome-after-mosque-plan-blocked |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Sackman contributed a chapter to ''Community-Led Generation - A Toolkit for Residents and Planners'' by Pablo Sendra and Daniel Fitzpatrick on using the law to and challengingchallenge redevelopment through courts. The book was published in 2020.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sendra |first1=Pablo |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ukfmDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22sarah+sackman%22&pg=PR12 |title=Community-Led Generation: A Toolkit for Residents and Planners |last2=Fitzpatrick |first2=Daniel |date=15 April 2020 |publisher=UCL Press |isbn=978-1-78735-606-1 }}</ref>

Between September 2021 toand 2024<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Sarah Sackman LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-sackman-8850b11a/ |website=LinkedIn}}</ref> Sackman worked as a barrister at [[Matrix Chambers]] along with [[Richard Hermer]] the current [[Attorney General for England and Wales]]<ref name="auto" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Hermer KC |url=https://www.matrixlaw.co.uk/member/richard-hermer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240708182742/https://www.matrixlaw.co.uk/member/richard-hermer/ |archive-date=8 July 2024 |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=Matrix Chambers }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Harpin |first=Lee |date=6 July 2024 |title=Starmer appoints lawyer who opposed Gove's anti-BDS bill as Attorney General |url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/starmer-appoints-lawyer-who-opposed-goves-anti-bds-bill-as-attorney-general/ |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=Jewish News }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Fouzder2024-07-10T13:22:00+01:00Fouzder |first=Monidipa |title=Barrister-MP Sackman is solicitor general |url=https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/barrister-mp-sackman-is-solicitor-general/5120284.article |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=Law Gazette }}</ref> and worked on a number of cases mainly focused on Public and Environmental Law.<ref>{{cite web |title=British and Irish Legal Information Institute - Search results for Sarah Sackman |url=https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/lucy_search_1.cgi?results=200&sort=rank&query=(Sarah)%20AND%20(Sackman)&mask_path=/&highlight=1&method=boolean |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=British and Irish Legal Information Institute |type=Search results on cases from the Courts of the four jurisdictions of the United Kingdom and from the Courts of Ireland.}}</ref>

In 2022 Sackman worked on the Appellantappellant team in [[R (on the application of Coughlan) v Minister for the Cabinet Office]] against the Governmentgovernment trial of [[Voter identification laws#United Kingdom|voter ID]] arguing that it was unlawful to be made under [[Representation of the People Act 2000]].<ref>{{cite web |date=15 February 2022 |title=Supreme Court hears Voter ID challenge |url=https://www.matrixlaw.co.uk/news/supreme-court-hears-voter-id-challenge/ |access-date=9 July 2024 |website=Matrix Chambers }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=R (on the application of Coughlan) (Appellant) v Minister for the Cabinet Office (Respondent) - The Supreme Court |url=https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2020-0129.html |access-date=9 July 2024 |website=The Supreme Court}}</ref> The appeal was dismissed on grounds that section 10 enabled pilot schemes under the condition that the government encouraged voting which it did where reduction in voter fraud increased voter confidence.<ref>{{cite web |title=JUDGMENT R (on the application of Coughlan) (Appellant) v Minister for the Cabinet Office (Respondent) |url=https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2020-0129-judgment.pdf |website=Supreme Court UK}}</ref>

=== 2015 Generalgeneral Electionelection ===

In the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]], Sackman stood for the Labour Party in [[Finchley and Golders Green (UK Parliament constituency)|Finchley and Golders Green]]; she won the preliminary selection against Alon Or-Bach and Catherine Tuitt.<ref name="hamhigh.co.uk"/> She lost the election to the incumbent [[Mike Freer]] who won with a majority of 5,662 votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Election result for Finchley and Golders Green (Constituency) - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament |url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3487/election/369 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> Sackman was Vicevice-Chairchair of the [[Jewish Labour Movement]] between 2015 and 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last=Langlebe |first=Adam |date=3 February 2015 |title=JLM Elects New National Executive Committee |url=https://www.jewishlabour.uk/jlm_elects_new_national_executive_committee |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240716135939/https://www.jewishlabour.uk/jlm_elects_new_national_executive_committee |archive-date=16 July 2024 |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=The Jewish Labour Movement}}</ref> In 2016 Sackman gave a speech on 80th anniversary of [[Battle of Cable Street]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Sackman |first=Sarah |date=10 October 2016 |title=JLM Vice Chair Sarah Sackman's speech to the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street |url=https://www.jewishlabour.uk/jlm_vice_chair_sarah_sackman_s_speech_to_the_80th_anniversary_of_the_battle_of_cable_street |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=The Jewish Labour Movement |publisher=[[Jewish Labour Movement]] }}</ref>

=== 2024 Generalgeneral Electionelection ===

In [[2024 United Kingdom general election|the 2024 election]], Sackman stood again for the same constituency against Cllr Arjun Mittra and won the preliminary.<ref>{{cite web |last=Neame |first=Katie |date=12 October 2022 |title=Four make longlist for parliamentary selection in Finchley and Golders Green |url=https://labourlist.org/2022/10/four-make-longlist-for-parliamentary-selection-in-finchley-and-golders-green/ |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=LabourList }}</ref> Sackman stood on supporting economic growth, particularly in small businesses, cutting business rates for small businesses and freezing energy prices, investing in skills and giving grants to provide work for young unemployed. Putting more money into the NHS, a new system where care for the elderly. Get more police back on the streets.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 April 2015 |title=Sarah Sackman tells Parikiaki why she should be the next MP for Finchley & Golders Green {{!}} Parikiaki Cyprus and Cypriot News |url=https://www.parikiaki.com/2015/04/sarah-sackman-tells-parikiaki-why-she-should-be-the-next-mp-for-finchley-golders-green/ |access-date=5 July 2024 }}</ref> She holds that a Labour government would continue to regard British ties with Israel as important. But she said it must continue to advocate for a negotiated peace with the Palestinians, and for "democratic values".<ref name="Rose">{{cite web |last=Rose |first=David |title=Sir Keir's Jewish candidate for Finchley opens up about family life |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/sir-keirs-jewish-candidate-for-finchley-opens-up-about-family-life-bhszti04 |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=The JC }}</ref>

Sackman was backed by a number of Labour politicians, including [[Prime Minister]]s [[Gordon Brown]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Bell-Cross |first=Lorin |title=Former PM backs Labour's Sackman in Golders Green |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/politics/former-pm-backs-labours-sackman-in-golders-green-q12bj7bj |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=The JC }}</ref> [[Keir Starmer]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Harpin |first=Lee |date=7 June 2024 |title=Starmer: There has to be a 'safe and secure Israel' for Labour to recognise Palestine |url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/starmer-there-has-to-be-a-safe-and-secure-israel-for-labour-to-recognise-palestine-2/ |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=Jewish News }}</ref> and [[Chancellor of the Exchequer|Chancellor]] [[Rachel Reeves]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Harpin |first=Lee |date=7 February 2023 |title=Rachel Reeves: My anger at Labour MP's 'fascist Israel' outburst |url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/rachel-reeves-my-anger-at-labour-mps-fascist-israel-outburst/ |access-date=9 July 2024 |website=Jewish News }}</ref> Sackman won the election with a majority of 4,581 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Finchley and Golders Green - General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001238 |access-date=5 July 2024 |work=BBC News }}</ref> In her victory speech, which was held at [[Royal Air Force Museum London|Royal Air Force Museum]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunne |first=John |date=5 July 2024 |title=Labour wins Margaret Thatcher's former constituency from Tories |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/finchley-and-golders-green-labour-win-sarah-sackman-general-election-b1168896.html |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=Evening Standard}}</ref> Sackman said the community would "triumph over hate" in a campaign in which Labour's record on tackling anti-semitism came under the spotlight.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunne |first=John |date=5 July 2024 |title=Labour wins Margaret Thatcher's former constituency from Tories |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/finchley-and-golders-green-labour-win-sarah-sackman-general-election-b1168896.html |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=Evening Standard}}</ref> and that she would help to build: "A society where nurses aren't forced to visit foodbanks; where women and girls aren't afraid to walk home at night; where we act when we see the planet on fire, and where we welcome rather than demonise those, like my ancestors, who come to this country fleeing persecution."<ref>{{cite web |last=Floyd |first=David |date=5 July 2024 |title=Victorious Sarah Sackman says "changed Labour" is "beacon of hope" |url=https://barnetpost.co.uk/2024/07/05/victorious-sarah-sackman-says-changed-labour-is-beacon-of-hope/ |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=Barnet Post }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |others=Sarah Sackman Victory Speech following election to MP of [[Finchley and Golders Green (UK Parliament constituency)]] |title=Finchley And Golders Green: Labour's Sarah Sackman Wins - Evening Standard |url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x91k64k |access-date=12 July 2024 |author=[[Evening Standard]] |place=[[Royal Air Force Museum London]] |publication-date=5 July 2024 |via=[[Dailymotion]] |id=x91k64k}}</ref>

On 9 July 2024, she was appointed [[Solicitor General for England and Wales]].<ref name="solicitorgeneralbarnet">{{cite web|work=Barnet Post|url=https://barnetpost.co.uk/2024/07/09/finchley-and-golders-green-mp-given-ministerial-role/ |access-date=9 July 2024 |title=Finchley and Golders Green MP given ministerial role |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709185208/https://barnetpost.co.uk/2024/07/09/finchley-and-golders-green-mp-given-ministerial-role/ |archive-date=9 July 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hoyle |first=Sir Lindsay |author-link=Lindsay Hoyle |date=10 July 2024 |title=Commons business papers - Votes and Proceedings Wednesday 10 July 2024 - Chamber business |url=https://commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/88163/Html?subType=Standard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240719004851/https://commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/88163/Html?subType=Standard |archive-date=19 July 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024 |website=Uk Parliament }}</ref><ref name="solicitorgeneralbbc">{{cite web |title=Starmer gives government jobs to brand new MPs |archive-date=9 July 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240709193128/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3g9x7m8vy7o |access-date=9 July 2024 |work=BBC News |last2=Zeffman |first2=Henry |last1=Morton |first1=Becky |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3g9x7m8vy7o }}</ref><ref name=solicitorgeneralbarnet /> Sackman took her [[Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom)|Oath]] on the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref>{{cite web |date=10 July 2024 |title=Parliamentlive.tv - House of Commons.html |url=https://parliamentlive.tv/home/_404?aspxerrorpath=/event/index/d96ede5c-f944-4c06-b8de-326ba904b5bc |access-date=10 July 2024 |website=parliamentlive.tv |publisher=© Parliamentary Copyright |publication-place=House of Commons}}</ref> She had wanted to take the oath on the [[Joseph Hertz#Hertz Chumash|Hertz Chumash]] but could not do so as it was not held by the [[House of Commons Library]], and was informed that the 1743 edition of the Hebrew Bible was too delicate to take out the library.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bell-Cross |first=Lorin |title=Which texts did Jewish MPs swear their oath of allegiance on? |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/politics/swearing-in-parliament-oob81eqy |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=www.thejc.com }}</ref> In her [[maiden speech]] on 22 July 2024, Sackman paid tribute to her predecessor [[Mike Freer]], and compared herself to another one of her predecessors, [[Margaret Thatcher]], saying that, [[Thatcherism#Domestic_and_social_positions|unlike Thatcher]], she fundamentally believed in the existence and value of society. Sackman noted that, in recent times, some politicians<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mead |first=Rebecca |date=29 October 2022 |title=The Hypocrisy of Rishi Sunak's "North London" Slur |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/the-hypocrisy-of-rishi-sunaks-north-london-slur |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221029170449/https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/the-hypocrisy-of-rishi-sunaks-north-london-slur#selection-905.88-905.214 |archive-date=29 October 2022 |access-date=22 July 2024 |magazine=The New Yorker |issn=0028-792X}}</ref> have chosen to use "North Londoner" as an insult, but her and her constituents wear it as a badge of pride. Sackman promised to "tirelessly call out [[antisemitism]] and [[Islamophobia]]", and voiced support for the bills in the 2024 [[Speech from the throne|King's Speech]] as a vehicle to restore British public services.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harpin |first=Lee |date=22 July 2024 |title=Sackman accuses Braverman of trying to 'rewrite history' as she delivers maiden speech |url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/sackman-accuses-braverman-of-trying-to-rewrite-history-as-she-delivers-maiden-speech/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240722223510/https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/sackman-accuses-braverman-of-trying-to-rewrite-history-as-she-delivers-maiden-speech/ |archive-date=22 July 2024 |access-date=22 July 2024 |website=[[Jewish News]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sarah Sackman maiden speech - Parliamentlive.tv - House of Commons - Monday 22 July 2024 |url=https://parliamentlive.tv/home/_404?aspxerrorpath=/event/index/1e0e06ec-64bf-4941-89d7-7470c1086b0c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722224318/https://parliamentlive.tv/Download/Index/8017270f-67f4-4637-9ed2-f2946913efe1 |archive-date=22 July 2024 |access-date=22 July 2024 |website=parliamentlive.tv |publisher=© Parliamentary Copyright |place=[[House of Commons]]}}</ref>

In response to the [[2024 United Kingdom riots#7 August|2024 United Kingdom riots]] in which named[[Red Flare]] leaked messages from Far-Right wing Telegram groups naming [[North Finchley]] as a possible gathering place outside immigration law specialists<ref>{{Cite web |author-link=Red Flare |date=2024-08-05 |orig-date=2024-08-05 |title=Neo-Nazis Call for theArson 7thAttacks Auguston outsideImmigration-related Charities, Advice Centres and Solicitors |url=https://redflare.info/articles/neo-nazi-arson-threat-immigration-solicitors/ law|archive-url=https://archive.ph/6oqt3 specialists|archive-date=2024-11-29 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Redflare}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bolton |first=Tim |date=2024-08-06 |others=Uncensored list of immigration centers first published and then later censored by [[Red Flare]] |title=Full list of immigration centres where these low lives are planning on turning up tomorrow night |url=https://twitter.com/TimBolton1981/status/1820947919492546626/photo/3 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/FybNh |archive-date=2024-11-29 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=[[Twitter]] |via=[[Twitter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Busby-McVey |first=Lorraine |date=2024-08-06 |title=Update from Neighbourhood Superintendent Lorraine Busby-McVey - 5:29 PM · Aug 6, 2024 |url=https://x.com/MPSBarnet/status/1820859873908666710?t=LnObT_t427xwTM3I6jukVA&s=08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/a7lhc |archive-date=2024-11-29 |website=[[Twitter]] |publisher=Barnet MPS North West BCU}}</ref> Sackman called the targeting of this service "disgusting"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raffray |first=Nathalie |date=2024-08-06 |title=MP claims far right riot action planned for North Finchley |url=https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/24500422.mp-claims-far-right-riot-action-planned-north-finchley/ |archive-url=https://archive.ph/35kfK |archive-date=2024-11-29 |access-date=2024-11-29 |work=[[Ham & High]] |type=Digital}}</ref> and on the day of the planned riot chaired a meeting of unity meeting with Jewish and Muslim leaders to deepen community cohesion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harpin |first=Lee |date=2024-08-07 |title=Sackman chairs unity meeting with Jewish and Muslim leaders ahead of far-right Finchley demo |url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/sackman-chairs-unity-meeting-with-jewish-and-muslim-leaders-ahead-of-far-right-finchley-action/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Jewish News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Floyd |first=David |date=2024-08-07 |title=Sarah Sackman: "This is not our Finchley" |url=https://barnetpost.co.uk/2024/08/07/sarah-sackman-this-is-not-our-finchley/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Barnet Post |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Sackman is a member of [[New North London Synagogue]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Rose |first=David |title='I'll be a strong Jewish voice in government pledges Labour's candidate for Golders Green |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/ill-be-a-strong-jewish-voice-in-government-pledges-labours-candidate-for-golders-green-pnk5a7sm |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=The JC }}</ref> She has two children and is married to a lawyer; they married in [[Bevis Marks Synagogue]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Sackman |first=Sarah |title=Sarah Sackman on X_ _I love Bevis Marks Synagogue. |url=https://x.com/sarahsackman/status/1788895650412740907}}</ref>

Sackman served as a school governor for four years in a state primary in Camden and has also volunteered at [[Toynbee Hall]] Free Legal Advice Centre.<ref name="auto" />

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