Polly Billington

Polly Billington (born 1967) is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament for East Thanet since 2024.

[10] Billington received the Business Green Leader of the Year Award in 2023, for her "inspirational role in establishing UK100 as one of the most respected and important voices on climate policy in the UK".

[11] Politico Europe reported in May 2023 that Billington had accepted a Senior Adviser role at the PR lobbying firm Hanover Communications - in their election planning team.

[12] Billington became a special adviser to Ed Miliband in 2007 when he was working on party policy and election strategy in the Cabinet Office[13] and according to The Daily Telegraph she was the 59th most influential person on the UK left in 2011.

[23] On 24 February 2023 she was selected by local Labour party members as the parliamentary candidate for East Thanet at the 2024 general election.