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'''John Cryer''' (born 11 April 1964) is an English [[Labour Party]] politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leyton and Wanstead since the May 2010 General Election.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c63.stm |title=Election 2010: Leyton and Wanstead |work=BBC News |accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref> He was previously MP for Hornchurch from 1997 until his defeat at the 2005 General Election.<ref>''[https://www.politicshome.com/interview/67513/profile-john-cryer "Profile: John Cryer"]''</ref>
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'''John Cryer''' (born 11 April 1964) is an English [[Labour Party]] politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leyton and Wanstead since the May 2010 General Election.<ref>''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c63.stm "Election 2010: Leyton and Wanstead"]''</ref> He was previously MP for Hornchurch from 1997 until his defeat at the 2005 General Election.<ref>''[https://www.politicshome.com/interview/67513/profile-john-cryer "Profile: John Cryer"]''</ref>
  
John Cryer is the virtually invisible Chair of the [[Parliamentary Labour Party]] who apparently cannot reconcile his position with [[Jeremy Corbyn]], the undisputed [[Leader of the Labour Party]].<ref>''[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jeremy-corbyn-plunged-fresh-civil-9001866 "Jeremy Corbyn plunged into fresh civil war with Labour MPs as he's accused of acting in 'bad faith'"]''</ref>
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John Cryer is the virtually invisible Chair of the [[Parliamentary Labour Party]] who apparently could not reconcile his position with [[Jeremy Corbyn]], the former [[Leader of the Labour Party]].<ref>''[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jeremy-corbyn-plunged-fresh-civil-9001866 "Jeremy Corbyn plunged into fresh civil war with Labour MPs as he's accused of acting in 'bad faith'"]''</ref>
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In November 2020, Leyton & Wanstead CLP voted overwhelmingly for an expression of support for former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – and against [[Keir Starmer]]’s breach of rules and practice in withdrawing the whip from Corbyn.<ref>''[https://skwawkbox.org/2020/11/26/plp-labour-mps-grouping-chairs-clp-defies-free-speech-ban-to-vote-support-for-corbyn/ "‘PLP’ – Labour MPs’ grouping – chair’s CLP defies free-speech ban to vote support for Corbyn"]''</ref>
  
 
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He was involved in local campaigns, for example to save a local primary school, to prevent the loss of a popular GP surgery in Rainham and against proposals to cut the number of beds at Oldchurch Hospital.
 
He was involved in local campaigns, for example to save a local primary school, to prevent the loss of a popular GP surgery in Rainham and against proposals to cut the number of beds at Oldchurch Hospital.
  
He was one of 16 signatories of an open letter to [[Ed Miliband]] in January 2015 calling on the party to commit to oppose further austerity, take rail franchises back into public ownership and strengthen collective bargaining arrangements<ref>{{cite news|last1=Eaton|first1=George|title=The Labour left demand a change of direction – why their intervention matters|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/01/labour-left-demand-change-direction-why-their-intervention-matters|accessdate=5 April 2015|publisher=New Statesman|date=26 January 2015}}</ref>
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He was one of 16 signatories of an open letter to [[Ed Miliband]] in January 2015 calling on the party to commit to oppose further austerity, take rail franchises back into public ownership and strengthen collective bargaining arrangements<ref>''[http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/01/labour-left-demand-change-direction-why-their-intervention-matters "The Labour left demand a change of direction – why their intervention matters"]''</ref>
  
On 9 February 2015 he was elected, unopposed, to succeed [[Dave Watts]] as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://labourlist.org/2015/02/john-cryer-is-the-new-chair-of-the-plp/|title=John Cryer Is The New Chair Of The PLP|publisher=LabourList|date=9 February 2015}}</ref>
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On 9 February 2015 he was elected, unopposed, to succeed [[Dave Watts]] as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party.<ref>''[http://labourlist.org/2015/02/john-cryer-is-the-new-chair-of-the-plp/ "John Cryer Is The New Chair Of The PLP"]''</ref>
  
 
On 8 May 2015 he was re-elected as MP for the Leyton and Wanstead constituency with 58.6% of the vote. In the [[UK/2017 General Election]], John Cryer was returned with 32,234 votes or 69.8%, an 11.2% increased share.  
 
On 8 May 2015 he was re-elected as MP for the Leyton and Wanstead constituency with 58.6% of the vote. In the [[UK/2017 General Election]], John Cryer was returned with 32,234 votes or 69.8%, an 11.2% increased share.  
  
 
== Personal life ==
 
== Personal life ==
He is the son of [[Ann Cryer]] and [[Bob Cryer]], both former Labour MPs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilkley.org/govment/ukmp.htm |title=MP For The Keighley Constituency Ann Cryer |work=Ilkley.org – Wharfedale's Community on the Web |publisher=Wharfedale Online Trust |accessdate=28 June 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20081227235715/http://www.ilkley.org:80/govment/ukmp.htm |archivedate=27 December 2008 }}</ref> As a child he appeared as an extra in the film ''The Railway Children'' (1970). His wife is [[Ellie Reeves]], a former Labour [[NEC]] member and a trade union lawyer, who is the sister of [[Rachel Reeves]], the former Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary.<ref>Jonny Greatrex ''[http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/mp-tom-watson-finds-new-231324 "MP Tom Watson finds new love after break up of marriage"]'', ''Birmingham Mail'', 26 August 2012</ref>
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He is the son of [[Ann Cryer]] and [[Bob Cryer]], both former Labour MPs.<ref>''[http://www.ilkley.org/govment/ukmp.htm "MP For The Keighley Constituency Ann Cryer"]''</ref> As a child he appeared as an extra in the film ''The Railway Children'' (1970). His wife is [[Ellie Reeves]] MP, (Lewisham West & Penge), who is the sister of [[Rachel Reeves]] MP (Leeds West).<ref>''[http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/mp-tom-watson-finds-new-231324 "MP Tom Watson finds new love after break up of marriage"]''</ref>
 
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John Cryer outside Leytonstone tube station after an incident in December 2015[1]
BornJohn Robert Cryer
11 April 1964

Employment.png MP for Hornchurch

In office
1997 - 2005

Employment.png MP for Leyton and Wanstead

In office
2010 - Present

John Cryer (born 11 April 1964) is an English Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leyton and Wanstead since the May 2010 General Election.[2] He was previously MP for Hornchurch from 1997 until his defeat at the 2005 General Election.[3]

John Cryer is the virtually invisible Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party who apparently could not reconcile his position with Jeremy Corbyn, the former Leader of the Labour Party.[4]

In November 2020, Leyton & Wanstead CLP voted overwhelmingly for an expression of support for former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – and against Keir Starmer’s breach of rules and practice in withdrawing the whip from Corbyn.[5]

Education

A journalist by profession, Cryer was educated at Oakbank School, Keighley, Hatfield Polytechnic and the London College of Printing.[6]

Political career

He is on the left-wing of the Labour Party and is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group. He has worked for Tribune magazine and the Morning Star, for ASLEF and the Transport and General Workers Union (now Unite). He is a Eurosceptic.

As Member of Parliament for Hornchurch, he had a record as a rebel. He voted against tuition fees and top-up fees for higher education, against cuts in lone parent benefits (the first major rebellion under the Blair government) and against the Iraq War.

He was involved in local campaigns, for example to save a local primary school, to prevent the loss of a popular GP surgery in Rainham and against proposals to cut the number of beds at Oldchurch Hospital.

He was one of 16 signatories of an open letter to Ed Miliband in January 2015 calling on the party to commit to oppose further austerity, take rail franchises back into public ownership and strengthen collective bargaining arrangements[7]

On 9 February 2015 he was elected, unopposed, to succeed Dave Watts as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party.[8]

On 8 May 2015 he was re-elected as MP for the Leyton and Wanstead constituency with 58.6% of the vote. In the UK/2017 General Election, John Cryer was returned with 32,234 votes or 69.8%, an 11.2% increased share.

Personal life

He is the son of Ann Cryer and Bob Cryer, both former Labour MPs.[9] As a child he appeared as an extra in the film The Railway Children (1970). His wife is Ellie Reeves MP, (Lewisham West & Penge), who is the sister of Rachel Reeves MP (Leeds West).[10]

 

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