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Ms Leigh INGHAM (United Kingdom, SOC)

Photo member

Representative
Deputy
Labour

House of Commons
GB - SW1A OAA - London
United Kingdom

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 29/11/2024

In the Assembly

  • since 29/11/2024 Representative - United Kingdom

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 07/04/2025 to 25/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 26/06/2025 to 28/09/2025)
  • Alternate of Mr Mike READER (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (since 26/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Mr Richard BAKER (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 26/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Mr John SLINGER (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 29/11/2024 to 26/01/2025)
  • Alternate of Lord David BLENCATHRA (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 27/01/2025 to 28/09/2025)

Interventions

Last speeches

01/10/2025 | 20:05:54 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2)   I thank the Rapporteur for setting out this important debate. When we speak about youth and democracy, too often the responsibility is placed on young people themselves: to show interest, to get involved, to step up for a system that they don’t feel steps up for them. As lawmakers, it is our most crucial responsibility to take democracy to young people and make it real in their lives. Upon my election as MP for Stafford last summer, I was...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

01/10/2025 | Doc. 16276 | Written declaration The planned destruction of more than US $9.7 million worth of contraceptives has to be halted immediately

Votes on adopted texts

27/01/2026 | Doc. 16311, vote on the draft text for resolution Supporting the commitment to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine and the security of the European continent 27/01/2026 | Doc. 16310, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina 26/01/2026 | Doc. 16316, vote on the draft text for resolution Progress of the Assembly’s monitoring procedure (January – December 2025) 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16237, vote on the draft text for resolution Journalists matter: the need to step up efforts to liberate Ukrainian journalists held in captivity by the Russian Federation 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16239, vote on the draft text for recommendation Youth movements for democracy