With a background in economics, she has experienced a varied career which included a decade in industrial procurement and supply chain, roles working alongside the Armed Forces in training and operational headquarters, and several years managing welfare projects for regional and national charities and social welfare organisations. Using this experience, Laura transitioned into politics, gaining experience in the constituency offices of Conservative Members of Parliament in Yorkshire, and was selected to stand as the Conservative candidate in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley against Yvette Cooper in the 2024 General Election.
She currently works as Head of External Affairs for a major UK energy infrastructure company, and sits as an elected member of their Pensions Governance Committee, overseeing the management of a DC fund worth over £500 million.
Originally from Stockport, Greater Manchester, Laura has always lived in the North of England and is a passionate advocate for all parts of the North. Her family has Polish and Irish heritage, and her political inspiration is her grandfather, who was a member of the Polish Resistance during Nazi occupation. Her father - an NHS dentist - died suddenly when Laura was five years old and she and her siblings were raised alone by her mother, who was a Special Educational Needs teacher and later deputy head of the local pupil referral unit in Stockport.
Laura holds a Dual Honours degree in Economics and Politics from the University of Sheffield, a postgraduate qualification in the Economics of the Energy Transition from Robert Gordon University, and a postgraduate diploma in Crisis Communications from the Chartered Insitutute of Public Relations.
Laura has a range of political interests, including personal freedom and a smaller state, choice in education, welfare of Armed Forces families, better political representation for the North of England, the rights of women and girls, environmental concerns - especially soil and water quality, maternal employment and adult education.
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