Holly Lynch

[4] Labour's search for a new candidate was triggered by the decision of sitting MP Linda Riordan in February to stand down on health grounds.

[15] She was reappointed to the front bench by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on 3 July 2017, taking on the role of Shadow Flooding & Coastal Communities Minister within the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs team.

[16][17] In 2018, Lynch led the Protect the Protectors campaign to secure harsher sentences for people convicted of assaulting emergency service workers.

[18] In the House of Commons chamber, she spoke about the experience of her parents, both of whom were emergency service workers who had faced violence whilst on the job.

[21] Lynch endorsed Keir Starmer in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election,[22] and was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Immigration following his victory in April 2020.

[23] She held this position until the minor reshuffle in May 2021, when she swapped roles with Bambos Charalambous to become the Shadow Minister for Crime Reduction and Courts.

[25] Since her appointment, she has focused on issues such Boris Johnson's relationship with Alexander Lebedev, hostile state threats, Martyn's Law and the effectiveness of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA).

Lynch in 2017