John Michael Whitby is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Derbyshire Dales since 2024.

[2] He received a Bachelor Arts degree in Social Science and Politics from the Open University.

[7] He was recruited by the band's founders, guitarist Andy Gatford and drummer Neil Cooper, with whom he had been school friends.

[14][15][16] As an MP he supported calls for measures to restrict holiday lets in the constituency, to tackle the local housing crisis.

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