Paula Barker (born 9 May 1972)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Wavertree since 2019.

[citation needed] She held the position of Halton Branch Secretary for UNISON and in May 2015 became its North West Regional Convenor, taking over from Angela Rayner.

[7] Since that maiden speech, Barker has called upon the Government to enact meaningful reform of the social care market.

[8] She also sponsored the Private Members Bill put forward by Mike Amesbury, Labour MP for Weaver Vale, on proposed changes to the law regarding school uniforms.

[10] In February 2022, Barker was re-selected as the Labour candidate for the new Liverpool Wavertree constituency to stand at the 2024 general election.