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{{Short description|British barrister and politician
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'''Sarah Rebecca Sackman''' is a British [[barrister]] and [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Finchley and Golders Green (UK Parliament constituency)|Finchley and Golders Green]] since July 2024, and as the
[[Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services]] since December 2024. She previously served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from July 2024 until her appointment. She has gained prominence for her work in environmental and public law, as well as her political activities within the Labour Party.
== Early life and education ==
Sarah Rebecca Sackman
Sackman was privately educated at [[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> She then studied 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>
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== Legal career (2008–2024) ==
Sackman took a scholarship as a judicial 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 name=":2">{{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 barrister and housing 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 human rights 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. There 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> In 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>
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In [[2024 United Kingdom general election|the 2024 election]], Sackman stood again for the same constituency against 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]]
== Member of Parliament (2024–present) ==
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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> 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 [[Red Flare]] leaked messages from Far-Right wing Telegram groups
Sackman secured additional funding in the [[October 2024 United Kingdom budget]] for the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] to support Rape and Serious Sexual Offences teams
On 2 December 2024, Sackman was appointed as the [[Minister of State]] [[Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services|for Courts and Legal Services]] in the [[Ministry of justice|Ministry of Justice]], after serving 146 days as Solicitor General, in a minor reshuffle following the resignation of [[Louise Haigh]] [[Secretary of State for Transport|
She has gained prominence for her work in environmental and public law, as well as her political activities within the Labour Party.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/05/rising-stars-who-could-play-a-big-part-in-a-labour-government|title=Rising stars who could play a big part in a Labour government|first=Eleni|last=Courea|date=5 June 2024|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
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=== Assisted dying ===
Sackman published a letter to her constituents in November 2024 that she would support [[Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill]]. She said her central reason for supporting the bill was a respect for individual autonomy and she was struck by that in dying we have no control. Quoting [[Jonathan Romain]] that the Bill is about shortening death - not shortening life, in her own words "the right to choose is an expression of the liberty which is, in essence, what makes life so precious".<!--- That it addresses those who are taking their own lives already, that palliative care does have cases where there is intolerable pain, that in legal terms the law is unfit which doesn't address acts of compassion or protect people from coercion the latter the bill protects against with robust safeguards.---whose words are these?---><ref>{{Citation |last=Sackman |first=Sarah |title=English: A letter from Sarah Sackman to her constituents on her decision in how she will vote for the assisted dying bill |date=2024-11-28 |url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Sarah_Sackman_Assisted_Dying_Letter.pdf |access-date=2024-11-28}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
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