Laurence David Russell Turner[1] (born May 1988) is a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist, who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Northfield since 2024.
[6][5] The MPs he worked with were Chris Leslie, Lillian Greenwood and Richard Burden.
[5][4] From 2017 until his election as an MP, he worked at the GMB union, as head of research and policy.
[3] On 4 July 2024, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Northfield with 14,929 votes (39.6%) and a majority of 5,389.
[8] On 29 July 2024, he made his maiden speech in the House of Commons during a debate on the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill.