Ruth Stephanie Nicole George[1][2] (born 27 November 1969)[1] is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for High Peak from 2017 to 2019.

[4][5] Before becoming an MP, George worked at the Central Office of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) in Manchester.

[2] George was selected as the Labour candidate for the High Peak constituency on 1 May 2017, and contested Whaley Bridge ward at the 2017 Derbyshire County Council elections three days later.

[10] On 19 February 2019, after a Labour councillor suggested The Independent Group's financial backers were "Israelis" on Facebook, George responded that 'Support from the State of Israel, which supports both Conservative and Labour 'Friends of Israel' of which Luciana was chair is possible and I would not condemn those who suggest it, especially when the group's financial backers are not being revealed'.

[11][12][13] On Wednesday 27 March 2019, her Ten Minute Rule Bill calling for sky lanterns to be banned, after there had been some major fires, was passed.