Trudy Harrison

Trudy Lynne Harrison (born 19 April 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Copeland from the February 2017 by-election to the 2024 general election.

Harrison campaigned on a strongly pro-nuclear stance in contrast to Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party.

She promised to safeguard thousands of jobs in the constituency by supporting the existing Sellafield site and the possible future Moorside Nuclear Power Station.

[14] In her first year in office she was subject to some criticism locally for not holding Constituency Surgeries and for being difficult to contact, as well as limited submissions of written parliamentary questions.

[20] Harrison has questioned the current efficacy of family courts, arguing that they often disadvantage sufferers of domestic abuse.

[26] In December 2019, Harrison was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, serving alongside Alex Burghart.

On 17 September 2021, Harrison was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, during the second cabinet reshuffle of the second Johnson ministry.

[28] Harrison was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 7 September 2022.

[30] Harrison lives in Bootle, Cumbria and London with her husband Keith, who works as a welder for Shepley Engineers Ltd in the local area, and her four daughters.

Official portrait, 2017