Michael Richard Payne[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Gedling since 2024.

[2] He has been a Nottinghamshire County councillor and deputy leader of Gedling Borough Council.

[5] Payne served as the deputy leader of the Local Government Association’s Labour Group for seven years before stepping down to concentrate on running to be the MP for Gedling.

[7] In January 2024, Pink News reported that a Conservative council candidate had been suspended after using a homophobic slur directed at Payne in a social media discussion.

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