Emma Foody

Emma Foody
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 July 2026
Prime MinisterAndy Burnham
Preceded byNic Dakin
Assistant Government Whip
In office
12 June 2026 – 21 July 2026
Preceded byJade Botterill
Member of Parliament
for Cramlington and Killingworth
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byNew constituency
Majority12,820 (28.3%)
Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottingham
In office
July 2020 – May 2021
Preceded byChris Cutland
Succeeded byposition abolished
Personal details
BornEmma Louise Foody
August 1987 (age 39)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
PartyLabour Co-op
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
EducationUniversity of Nottingham (BA)
Websiteemmafoody.com

Emma Louise Foody is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cramlington and Killingworth since 2024. A member of the Labour and Co-operative Party, she has been Vice-Chamberlain of the Household since July 2026.

Early life and education

Foody was born in Newcastle and attended St Charles R.C Primary School in Gosforth and Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Fenham, both of which are in Newcastle Upon Tyne.. She grew up in Wideopen in North Tyneside and graduated with a degree in history and politics from the University of Nottingham.

Career

Foody has worked as a magistrate and at the North East Ambulance Service and National Housing Federation. She then worked for the Labour Party in various parts of the country from 2011 to 2020 including as Regional Director from 2017 to 2020.[citation needed]

From 2020 to 2021, Foody served as Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire where she held the responsibility of providing victim support services, including for survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence.

Political career

Foody was assistant general secretary of the Co-operative Party from 2023 to 2024.[failed verification]

In January 2024 Foody was selected as the Labour and Co-operative candidate for the new constituency of Cramlington and Killingworth, a seat which included the area she was grew up in and now lives . Foody was elected as MP for the new constituency of Cramlington and Killingworth at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 12,820.

Foody was appointed elected to the Parliamentary Committee and appointed as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Bridget Phillipson, then Education Secretary and Minister for Equalities on June 2024 a role that she held until June 2026, when she was appointed as an Assistant whip.

In July 2026, she was appointed to the new government as Vice Chamberlain of HM Household by Andy Burnham.

Foody presented the Assets of Community Value (Sports Facilities) Bill as a Ten Minute Rule Bill, a Bill to provide local sports clubs with stronger protections. Provisions in the Bill were subsequently incorporated into the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.

She also spoken about and led debates on new build housing estates in the North East, and co-sponsored the Housing Estates Bill. Other topics have included leasehold reform, support for women veterans and buses.

Personal life

Foody is married to Alex Norris, the Secretary of State for Justice and Labour MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley.

References

  1. ↑ "Votes and Proceedings". House of Commons. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2026". www.gov.uk.
  3. ↑ "Sacred Heart Alumnae in the Houses of Parliament | The Society of the Sacred Heart". www.rscjuk.org. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  4. ↑ Emma Foody, Member of Parliament (19 July 2024). "Planning, the Green Belt and Rural Affairs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). United Kingdom: House of Commons. col. 334.
  5. 1 2 Robinson, James (11 June 2024). "Cramlington and Killingworth's Labour candidate Emma Foody 'sick of seeing failure' from Tory government". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 Jarram, Matt (4 June 2020). "Why Nottinghamshire is getting a new £61k deputy crime commissioner". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "About Me". Emma Foody for Cramlington and Killingworth. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  8. ↑ "Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Panel Confirmation Hearing – 1 June 2020 Proposed Appointment of a Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner – Appendix B CV of Proposed Appointee - Emma Foody". Nottinghamshire Council. 1 June 2020. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Emma Foody - Nottinghamshire Deputy Police & Crime Commissioner". Political Outreach Podcast. October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2024 – via Spotify.
  10. ↑ "Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner appointed for Nottinghamshire". West Bridgford Wire. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2026-10-23.
  11. ↑ Churcher, Dan (6 April 2021). "A visit to Newark for deputy police and crime commissioner to hand-deliver survey prizes". Newark Advertiser. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Labour & Levelling Up Webinar". Society of Labour Lawyers. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Labour general election candidate for the new Cramlington and Killingworth seat confirmed". Northumberland Gazette. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  14. ↑ "Election result for Cramlington and Killingworth (Constituency) - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  15. ↑ "Newly elected MP for Cramlington and Killingworth is made a PPS for the Education Secretary". Northumberland Gazette. 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  16. ↑ "Round up of Burnham's ministerial appointments". LabourList. 2026-07-21. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  17. ↑ Foody, Emma (2025-05-07). "To help people save their local sports facilities, let's make community ownership easier". Politics Home. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  18. ↑ Shakespeare, Austen (17 October 2024). "North East MP calls for action on unfinished housing estates". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  19. ↑ "MP slams bus services on the back of survey findings in her Cramlington and Killingworth constituency". Northumberland Gazette. 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  20. ↑ Sandeman, Kit (2 July 2017). "Nottingham MP who was 'one of the first IVF babies' on why 'the NHS is so important'". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 28 October 2024.