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'''Chuka Umunna''' (born 17 October 1978)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/chuka-umunna |title=Chuka Umunna |website=politics.co.uk |accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref> is a British politician serving as [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for Streatham since the UK/2010 General Election. As a former member of the Shadow Cabinet, he was [[Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills|Shadow Business Secretary]] from 2011 to 2015. He was a member of the [[Home Affairs Select Committee]] from 26 October 2015 to February 2019.<ref>''[http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/chuka-umunna-tipped-to-replace-keith-vaz-as-chairman-of-home-affairs-select-committee-a3373241.html "Chuka Umunna tipped to replace Keith Vaz as chairman of home affairs select committee"]''</ref>
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'''Chuka Umunna''' <ref>http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/chuka-umunna </ref> is a British politician who was the [[Labour Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for Streatham since the UK/2010 General Election. He was picked as a [[WEF/Young Global Leaders 2011|Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum]] in[[ 2011]], the same year he was chosen as [[Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills|Shadow Business Secretary]], until 2015. He was a member of the [[Home Affairs Select Committee]] from 26 October 2015 to February 2019.<ref>''[http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/chuka-umunna-tipped-to-replace-keith-vaz-as-chairman-of-home-affairs-select-committee-a3373241.html "Chuka Umunna tipped to replace Keith Vaz as chairman of home affairs select committee"]''</ref>
  
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In July 2020 Umunna was appointed executive director and head of the Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) consultancy within the capital markets and financial services team at the spooky [[public relations]] firm [[Edelman|Edelman UK]],<ref>https://www.edelman.co.uk/news-awards/chuka-umunna-joins-edelman-lead-esg-consultancy-offer</ref>.
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==Background==
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Chuka Umunna's grandfather on the maternal side was [[Helenus Milmo]]<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11610529/The-tragic-past-haunting-Chuka-Umunna.html</ref>, a wartime [[MI5]] officer and torturist<ref>https://powerbase.info/index.php/Latchmere_House</ref> and later a prominent judge.
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==From Labour to LibDem==
 
Chuka Umunna was a member of the [[Labour Party]] until February 2019, when he resigned to form [[The Independent Group]] (later renamed [[Change UK]]) along with six other MPs. He left Change UK in June 2019 and, after a short time as an Independent MP, joined the [[Liberal Democrats]].<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48515505 "Change UK splits as six of 11 MPs become independents"]''</ref>
 
Chuka Umunna was a member of the [[Labour Party]] until February 2019, when he resigned to form [[The Independent Group]] (later renamed [[Change UK]]) along with six other MPs. He left Change UK in June 2019 and, after a short time as an Independent MP, joined the [[Liberal Democrats]].<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48515505 "Change UK splits as six of 11 MPs become independents"]''</ref>
  
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[[Paul Mason]] responded on ''[[Twitter]]'':<ref>''[https://twitter.com/paulmasonnews/status/1164244154194571264 "Paul Mason replying to @ChukaUmunna"]''</ref>
 
[[Paul Mason]] responded on ''[[Twitter]]'':<ref>''[https://twitter.com/paulmasonnews/status/1164244154194571264 "Paul Mason replying to @ChukaUmunna"]''</ref>
 
:"Now stand down and call a by-election so that the people of Streatham can endorse your delusional new appointment!"<ref>''[https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2019/08/22/chuka-umunnas-new-role-sums-up-lib-dem-principles-perfectly/ "Chuka Umunna’s new role sums up Lib Dem principles perfectly"]''</ref>
 
:"Now stand down and call a by-election so that the people of Streatham can endorse your delusional new appointment!"<ref>''[https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2019/08/22/chuka-umunnas-new-role-sums-up-lib-dem-principles-perfectly/ "Chuka Umunna’s new role sums up Lib Dem principles perfectly"]''</ref>
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On 12 December 2019, when Chuka Umunna stood in the [[UK/2019 General Election]] as the [[LibDem]] candidate in the Cities of London & Westminster constituency, he was defeated by the Conservative candidate [[Nickie Aiken]] with a majority of 3,953 votes.<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000639 "Election results Cities of London & Westminster"]''</ref>
  
 
==Promoting a federal state==
 
==Promoting a federal state==
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Chuka Ummuna has argued for a British federal state on multiple occasions, and has said that progressives should not dismiss [[George Osborne]]'s notion of a ''Northern Powerhouse'', arguing that greater devolution, federalisation of Labour into individual Labour Parties representing each component nation of the UK, greater political autonomy for England in particular, more regional powers and "wholescale federalisation" are necessary to advance the Labour Party.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mason|first1=Rowena|title=Chuka Umunna warns Labour not to dismiss Osborne's northern powerhouse|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/27/chuka-umunna-warns-labour-not-dismiss-george-osborne-northern-powerhouse|accessdate=8 January 2016|work=The Guardian|date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Graeme|title=Chuka Umunna calls for regional mayors in 'more federal' UK|url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/chuka-umunna-calls-regional-mayors-8019356|accessdate=8 January 2016|work=[[The Birmingham Post]]|date=30 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bennett|first1=Owen|title=Chuka Umunna To Call For An English Parliament As He Urges Labour To Modernise|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/21/english-parliament-chuka-umunna-labour_n_7843192.html|accessdate=8 January 2016|work=The Huffington Post|date=22 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Umunna|first1=Chuka|title=Britain needs wholesale federalisation – and Labour must lead the way|url=https://gu.com/p/4dk5t/stw|accessdate=8 January 2016|work=The Guardian|date=27 October 2015}}</ref>
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Chuka Ummuna has argued for a British federal state on multiple occasions, and has said that progressives should not dismiss [[George Osborne]]'s notion of a ''Northern Powerhouse'', arguing that greater devolution, federalisation of Labour into individual Labour Parties representing each component nation of the UK, greater political autonomy for England in particular, more regional powers and "wholescale federalisation" are necessary to advance the Labour Party.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/27/chuka-umunna-warns-labour-not-dismiss-george-osborne-northern-powerhouse</ref><ref>http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/chuka-umunna-calls-regional-mayors-8019356</ref><ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/21/english-parliament-chuka-umunna-labour_n_7843192.html</ref><ref>https://gu.com/p/4dk5t/stw</ref>
  
 
==Labour leadership==
 
==Labour leadership==
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Following Labour's defeat in the 2015 General Election and the resignation of leader [[Ed Miliband]], Chuka Umunna was identified as one of the potential candidates to take over as [[Leader of the Labour Party]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ganesh|first1=Janan|title=Cameron can savour campaign success|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4966f062-f56c-11e4-8c83-00144feab7de.html|accessdate=8 May 2015|work=Financial Times|date=8 May 2015}}</ref> He called for Labour to target Conservatives and "aspirational, middle-class voters",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/05/chuka-umunna-calls-labour-target-conservatives-and-aspirational-middle-class-voters |title=Chuka Umunna calls for Labour to target Conservative and "aspirational, middle-class voters" |publisher=Newstatesman.com |date=9 May 2015 |accessdate=14 May 2015}}</ref> saying that the party needs to be "on the side of those who are doing well."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-05-10/umunna-we-failed-to-speak-to-the-aspirational-middle-class/ |title=Umunna: We failed to speak to 'aspirational middle-class' |work=ITV News |date=10 May 2015 |accessdate=14 May 2015}}</ref> On 12 May 2015, he announced his candidature for the Labour Party leadership election.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chuka Umunna to run for Labour leader|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32706038|accessdate=12 May 2015|work=BBC News|date=12 May 2015}}</ref> Three days later, he withdrew from the contest, stating that he had been "uncomfortable" with "the added level of scrutiny that came with being a leadership candidate".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32748106|title=Chuka Umunna withdraws Labour leader bid |publisher=BBC|date=15 May 2015 |accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref> On 26 May 2015, he announced his endorsement of [[Liz Kendall]], who was  unsuccessful in her bid for the Labour leadership.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/05/why-we-are-endorsing-liz-kendall-labour-leadership|title=Why we are endorsing Liz Kendall for the Labour leadership |publisher=New Statesman|date=26 May 2015  |accessdate=2 September 2015}}</ref>
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Following Labour's defeat in the 2015 General Election and the resignation of leader [[Ed Miliband]], Chuka Umunna was identified as one of the potential candidates to take over as [[Leader of the Labour Party]].<ref>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4966f062-f56c-11e4-8c83-00144feab7de.html</ref> He called for Labour to target Conservatives and "aspirational, middle-class voters",<ref>http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/05/chuka-umunna-calls-labour-target-conservatives-and-aspirational-middle-class-voters</ref> saying that the party needs to be "on the side of those who are doing well."<ref>http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-05-10/umunna-we-failed-to-speak-to-the-aspirational-middle-class/ </ref> On 12 May 2015, he announced his candidature for the Labour Party leadership election.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-3270603</ref> Three days later, he withdrew from the contest, stating that he had been "uncomfortable" with "the added level of scrutiny that came with being a leadership candidate".<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32748106</ref> On 26 May 2015, he announced his endorsement of [[Liz Kendall]], who was  unsuccessful in her bid for the Labour leadership.<ref>http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/05/why-we-are-endorsing-liz-kendall-labour-leadership</ref>
  
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In September 2015, following the election of [[Jeremy Corbyn]] as Leader of the Labour Party, Umunna announced his resignation from the Shadow Cabinet and returned to the backbenches, citing differences over a [[Brexit]] referendum and issues of collective ministerial responsibility.<ref> {{cite news|last1=Clarke-Billings|first1=Lucy|title=Chuka Umunna steps down from Jeremy Corbyn shadow cabinet after 'mutual agreement''|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/11862503/Chuka-Umunna-resigns-from-Jeremy-Corbyn-shadow-cabinet-after-mutual-agreement.html|accessdate=9 January 2016|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=13 September 2015}}</ref>
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In September 2015, following the election of [[Jeremy Corbyn]] as Leader of the Labour Party, Umunna announced his resignation from the Shadow Cabinet and returned to the backbenches, citing differences over a [[Brexit]] referendum and issues of collective ministerial responsibility.<ref> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/11862503/Chuka-Umunna-resigns-from-Jeremy-Corbyn-shadow-cabinet-after-mutual-agreement.html</ref>
  
 
==='American Jeremy Corbyn'===
 
==='American Jeremy Corbyn'===
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Following publication in October 2016 of the Home Affairs Select Committee report on "[[Antisemitism]] in the UK", which was highly critical of Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party, the [[Free Speech on Israel]] group wrote:
 
Following publication in October 2016 of the Home Affairs Select Committee report on "[[Antisemitism]] in the UK", which was highly critical of Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party, the [[Free Speech on Israel]] group wrote:
 
:"Labour is the target throughout this ill-conceived and politically tendentious Report. It immediately begins with the suspension of [[Naz Shah]] and [[Ken Livingstone]] and others for 'antisemitism’. Since no one has been tried or found guilty of ‘antisemitism’ one can only assume that the presumption of innocence has been abandoned by lawyer Chuka Umunna and his Tory friends."<ref>''[http://freespeechonisrael.org.uk/manufacturing-consent-antisemitism/ "Manufacturing consent on ‘antisemitism’"]''</ref>  
 
:"Labour is the target throughout this ill-conceived and politically tendentious Report. It immediately begins with the suspension of [[Naz Shah]] and [[Ken Livingstone]] and others for 'antisemitism’. Since no one has been tried or found guilty of ‘antisemitism’ one can only assume that the presumption of innocence has been abandoned by lawyer Chuka Umunna and his Tory friends."<ref>''[http://freespeechonisrael.org.uk/manufacturing-consent-antisemitism/ "Manufacturing consent on ‘antisemitism’"]''</ref>  
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===Banking===
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On 12 April 2021 Umunna joined the investment bank [[JPMorgan Chase]] to oversee its ESG advisory efforts in [[Europe]], the [[Middle East]] and [[Africa]].<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/5bd1b592-a5e4-4790-9663-d46de8035bd5</ref>
 
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BornChuka Harrison Umunna
17 October 1978
London, England
Alma materUniversity of Manchester, Nottingham Trent University
ReligionChristianity
SpouseAlice Sullivan
Member ofEuropean Council on Foreign Relations, WEF/Young Global Leaders/2011
PartyLiberal Democrats, Change UK, Labour Party
UK Labour politician, then Edelman and JPMorgan Chase .

Employment.png Member

In office
26 October 2015 - February 2019
EmployerHome Affairs Select Committee

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Streatham

In office
6 May 2010 - 6 November 2019

Chuka Umunna [1] is a British politician who was the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Streatham since the UK/2010 General Election. He was picked as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in2011, the same year he was chosen as Shadow Business Secretary, until 2015. He was a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee from 26 October 2015 to February 2019.[2]

In July 2020 Umunna was appointed executive director and head of the Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) consultancy within the capital markets and financial services team at the spooky public relations firm Edelman UK,[3].

Background

Chuka Umunna's grandfather on the maternal side was Helenus Milmo[4], a wartime MI5 officer and torturist[5] and later a prominent judge.

From Labour to LibDem

Chuka Umunna was a member of the Labour Party until February 2019, when he resigned to form The Independent Group (later renamed Change UK) along with six other MPs. He left Change UK in June 2019 and, after a short time as an Independent MP, joined the Liberal Democrats.[6]

On 21 August 2019, Chuka Umunna tweeted:[7]

"I'm absolutely delighted and honoured to have been appointed by @JoSwinson as the @LibDems new Shadow Foreign Secretary, scrutinising the work of @DominicRaab and the @ForeignOffice."

Paul Mason responded on Twitter:[8]

"Now stand down and call a by-election so that the people of Streatham can endorse your delusional new appointment!"[9]

On 12 December 2019, when Chuka Umunna stood in the UK/2019 General Election as the LibDem candidate in the Cities of London & Westminster constituency, he was defeated by the Conservative candidate Nickie Aiken with a majority of 3,953 votes.[10]

Promoting a federal state

Chuka Ummuna has argued for a British federal state on multiple occasions, and has said that progressives should not dismiss George Osborne's notion of a Northern Powerhouse, arguing that greater devolution, federalisation of Labour into individual Labour Parties representing each component nation of the UK, greater political autonomy for England in particular, more regional powers and "wholescale federalisation" are necessary to advance the Labour Party.[11][12][13][14]

Labour leadership

Following Labour's defeat in the 2015 General Election and the resignation of leader Ed Miliband, Chuka Umunna was identified as one of the potential candidates to take over as Leader of the Labour Party.[15] He called for Labour to target Conservatives and "aspirational, middle-class voters",[16] saying that the party needs to be "on the side of those who are doing well."[17] On 12 May 2015, he announced his candidature for the Labour Party leadership election.[18] Three days later, he withdrew from the contest, stating that he had been "uncomfortable" with "the added level of scrutiny that came with being a leadership candidate".[19] On 26 May 2015, he announced his endorsement of Liz Kendall, who was unsuccessful in her bid for the Labour leadership.[20]

In September 2015, following the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Labour Party, Umunna announced his resignation from the Shadow Cabinet and returned to the backbenches, citing differences over a Brexit referendum and issues of collective ministerial responsibility.[21]

'American Jeremy Corbyn'

Chuka Umunna was reported to have held a secret meeting in July 2015 with Hillary Clinton’s campaign team to advise her on how to beat Bernie Sanders, her Democratic rival for the presidency dubbed the 'American Jeremy Corbyn'.[22]

Antisemitism

Following publication in October 2016 of the Home Affairs Select Committee report on "Antisemitism in the UK", which was highly critical of Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party, the Free Speech on Israel group wrote:

"Labour is the target throughout this ill-conceived and politically tendentious Report. It immediately begins with the suspension of Naz Shah and Ken Livingstone and others for 'antisemitism’. Since no one has been tried or found guilty of ‘antisemitism’ one can only assume that the presumption of innocence has been abandoned by lawyer Chuka Umunna and his Tory friends."[23]

Banking

On 12 April 2021 Umunna joined the investment bank JPMorgan Chase to oversee its ESG advisory efforts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[24]

 

Related Documents

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Manufacturing consent on "antisemitism"article20 October 2016Tony GreensteinJeremy Corbyn's Labour party is the target throughout this ill-conceived, politically tendentious and risible Home Affairs Select Committee report entitled "Antisemitism in the UK". The presumption of innocence has been abandoned by lawyer Chuka Umunna and his Tory friends.
Document:The Unprincipled – and Potentially Racist – Lib Demsblog post13 September 2019Craig MurrayIf LibDem candidate Clareine Enderby is indeed replaced by Luciana Berger she will be a victim of racism, as the sole grounds on which Ms Berger is being touted as preferable for the 20% Jewish Finchley and Golders Green constituency is her ethnicity.
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References

  1. ↑ http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/chuka-umunna
  2. ↑ "Chuka Umunna tipped to replace Keith Vaz as chairman of home affairs select committee"
  3. ↑ https://www.edelman.co.uk/news-awards/chuka-umunna-joins-edelman-lead-esg-consultancy-offer
  4. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11610529/The-tragic-past-haunting-Chuka-Umunna.html
  5. ↑ https://powerbase.info/index.php/Latchmere_House
  6. ↑ "Change UK splits as six of 11 MPs become independents"
  7. ↑ "Liberal Democrat spokesperson on Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs"
  8. ↑ "Paul Mason replying to @ChukaUmunna"
  9. ↑ "Chuka Umunna’s new role sums up Lib Dem principles perfectly"
  10. ↑ "Election results Cities of London & Westminster"
  11. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/27/chuka-umunna-warns-labour-not-dismiss-george-osborne-northern-powerhouse
  12. ↑ http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/chuka-umunna-calls-regional-mayors-8019356
  13. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/21/english-parliament-chuka-umunna-labour_n_7843192.html
  14. ↑ https://gu.com/p/4dk5t/stw
  15. ↑ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4966f062-f56c-11e4-8c83-00144feab7de.html
  16. ↑ http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/05/chuka-umunna-calls-labour-target-conservatives-and-aspirational-middle-class-voters
  17. ↑ http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-05-10/umunna-we-failed-to-speak-to-the-aspirational-middle-class/
  18. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-3270603
  19. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32748106
  20. ↑ http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/05/why-we-are-endorsing-liz-kendall-labour-leadership
  21. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/11862503/Chuka-Umunna-resigns-from-Jeremy-Corbyn-shadow-cabinet-after-mutual-agreement.html
  22. ↑ "Labour's Chuka held secret talks with Hillary Clinton's campaign team to advise on how to defeat 'US Corbyn'"
  23. ↑ "Manufacturing consent on ‘antisemitism’"
  24. ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/5bd1b592-a5e4-4790-9663-d46de8035bd5
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