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Gloria De Piero
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Official portrait, 2017
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| Member of Parliament for Ashfield |
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| In office 6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019 |
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| Preceded by | Geoff Hoon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Lee Anderson | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 December 1972 Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
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| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||
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Alliance for Workers' Liberty (Formerly) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
James Robinson
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| Alma mater | University of Central England (BA) University of London (MSc) |
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Gloria De Piero, born on December 21, 1972, is a British broadcaster and a former politician. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, from 2010 to 2019. She represented the Labour Party.
Before becoming an MP, Gloria worked in television for the BBC and ITV. She was the political editor for GMTV from 2003 to 2010. After leaving politics, she returned to broadcasting in 2020 and has been a presenter on GB News since 2021.
De Piero was part of the opposition's main team in Parliament from 2010. She served in the shadow cabinets of Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn between 2013 and 2016.
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Early Life and Education
Gloria De Piero was born on December 21, 1972, in Bradford, England. Her parents were immigrants from Italy who came to the United Kingdom to work in textile factories.
Gloria attended Yorkshire Martyrs Catholic College and then Bradford College. When she was 18, she joined the Labour Party's student group, Labour Students. She later studied sociology at the University of Central England (now Birmingham City University) and the University of Westminster. She also earned a master's degree from Birkbeck, University of London.
Media Career Highlights
Gloria De Piero started her career in television as a researcher for ITV's Jonathan Dimbleby show. She then worked for the BBC on On the Record.
From 2003 to 2010, she was the political editor for GMTV, a popular morning television show. In this role, she reported on political news and events.
In 2020, Gloria returned to broadcasting. She became a presenter on the new Times Radio station, hosting her own show. She also co-hosted a Sunday morning political show called G&T. In April 2021, she joined GB News, a new TV channel. She hosts a political program called The Briefing: Lunchtime with Gloria De Piero and an interview show called Gloria Meets.
Parliamentary Career
Becoming an MP (2010-2015)
In February 2010, Gloria De Piero left her job at GMTV to become a political candidate. She wanted to represent the Labour Party in the Ashfield constituency in the 2010 general election. The previous MP for Ashfield, Geoff Hoon, was stepping down.
On March 21, 2010, she was chosen as the Labour candidate. She won the election with a small majority of 192 votes. This was a much smaller lead than the previous election.
After becoming an MP, Gloria was appointed to important roles within the Labour Party. In October 2010, Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, made her a shadow culture minister. In 2011, she became the Shadow Minister for Crime Prevention. In 2013, she was promoted to the shadow cabinet as the Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities.
In 2012, Gloria started a project called Why Do People Hate Me?. She traveled around the country to understand why people felt unhappy with politicians. She spoke to different groups of people, including retired miners.
Later Years in Parliament (2015-2019)
In the 2015 general election, Gloria De Piero was re-elected as the MP for Ashfield. Her majority increased to 8,820 votes.
In September 2015, she was elected to a committee within the Labour Party. When Jeremy Corbyn became the new Labour leader, Gloria was made Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration. This was a new role in the shadow cabinet.
However, in June 2016, she resigned from her shadow cabinet position. Many of her colleagues also resigned because they believed Jeremy Corbyn could not lead the party to win a general election.
Gloria supported the UK staying in the European Union (EU) during the 2016 UK EU membership referendum. Even though about 70% of the people in her constituency voted to leave the EU, she continued to support remaining. She also supported Owen Smith in his attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader in 2016.
In the June 2017 general election, Gloria De Piero's majority in Ashfield became very small, only 441 votes. The next month, she accepted a role in Jeremy Corbyn's team as Shadow Justice Minister.
In July 2019, she announced that she would not stand for re-election in the next general election. On December 12, 2019, Lee Anderson, who used to be her office manager, became the new MP for Ashfield. He was elected as a Conservative MP.
Personal Life
Gloria De Piero married James Robinson in 2012. James Robinson worked as a media correspondent for The Guardian newspaper and later as a director of communications for Tom Watson, a former deputy leader of the Labour Party.
