Sarah Sackman

Sarah Rebecca Sackman is a British barrister and Labour Party politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Finchley and Golders Green since July 2024, and as the Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services since December 2024.

There were a number of objections from residents who cited concerns such as parking and congestion but some opposed the move on the grounds of a Muslim centre being located in an area (Golders Green) with a large Jewish population.

[15] Sackman contributed a chapter to Community-Led Generation - A Toolkit for Residents and Planners by Pablo Sendra and Daniel Fitzpatrick on using the law to challenge redevelopment through courts.

[21] In 2022 Sackman worked on the appellant team in R (on the application of Coughlan) v Minister for the Cabinet Office against the government trial of voter ID arguing that it was unlawful to be made under Representation of the People Act 2000.

[24] In the 2015 general election, Sackman stood for the Labour Party in Finchley and Golders Green; she won the preliminary selection against Alon Or-Bach and Catherine Tuitt.

[4] Sackman was backed by a number of Labour politicians, including Prime Ministers Gordon Brown,[29] Keir Starmer[30] and Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Sackman promised to "tirelessly call out antisemitism and Islamophobia", and voiced support for the bills in the 2024 King's Speech as a vehicle to restore British public services.

[45] In response to the 2024 United Kingdom riots in which Red Flare leaked messages from Far-Right wing Telegram groups naming North Finchley as a possible gathering place outside immigration law specialists[46][47][48] Sackman called the targeting of this service "disgusting"[49] and on the day of the planned riot chaired a meeting of unity with Jewish and Muslim leaders to deepen community cohesion.

[50][51] Sackman secured additional funding in the October 2024 United Kingdom budget for the Crown Prosecution Service to support Rape and Serious Sexual Offences teams.

[58] Sackman served as a school governor for four years in a state primary in Camden and has also volunteered at Toynbee Hall Free Legal Advice Centre.

[9] As of April 2018[update], Sackman was a visiting lecturer at the London School of Economics Cities Programme, teaching public law and urban politics.

Sackman (left) at her swearing in as Solicitor General, alongside Shabana Mahmood as Lord High Chancellor and Richard Hermer as Attorney General, on 15 July 2024