Stephen Hepburn | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2017 | |
Member of Parliament for Jarrow | |
In office 1 May 1997 – 6 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Donald Dixon |
Succeeded by | Kate Osborne |
Personal details | |
Born | Jarrow, County Durham, England, UK | 6 December 1959
Political party | Independent (October 2019-present) |
Other political affiliations | Labour (until October 2019) |
Alma mater | Newcastle University |
Website | stephenhepburn-mp |
Stephen Hepburn (born 6 December 1959) is a British politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Jarrow from 1997 to 2019. Hepburn was a member of the Labour Party until 7 October 2019, when he was suspended from the party following an accusation of sexual harassment. He then sat as an independent and was barred by the party from standing as a Labour candidate.[1]