Laura Coryton
Laura Coryton is a Labour Party candidate in Richmond Park constituency in the UK Parliamentary general election.
Laura Coryton's policies
Statement to voters
Laura Coryton was inspired to stand for election in Richmond Park after working closely with former MP Paula Sherriff on her campaign to end the sexist taxation on period products.
Full statement
Her petition gained over 300,000 signatures, and together they successfully lobbied the government into establishing the Tampon Tax Fund through which almost £100m was donated to female-focused charities, and to ending the tax in 2021, saving consumers £15m annually. She realised how much good an MP can do for society and is keen to follow in Sherriff's footsteps by giving Richmond a stronger voice in parliament.
An author and entrepreneur, Laura's first book 'Speak Up' was published by Harper Collins in 2019. For her educational social enterprise, she won the Government's 'Young Innovator Award 2023' and 'Women in Innovation Award 2024'. She was awarded her MBE for services to charitable campaigning in the New Years Honours List 2024.
She is honoured to use her experience to help champion Richmond Park.
This statement was last updated on June 18, 2024.
This statement was added by Laura Coryton, their team, or by a Democracy Club volunteer, based on information published by the candidate elsewhere.
Party manifesto
Laura Coryton is the Labour Party candidate. Find out more about their policies in the Labour Party manifesto.
Laura Coryton online
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About Laura Coryton
Wikipedia
Laura Coryton is a British campaigner, feminist activist and author. She is the founder of Stop Taxing Periods, the campaign to abolish the tampon tax in the United Kingdom and make menstrual products exempt from VAT. Coryton's online petition successfully lobbied the UK Parliament into establishing the Tampon Tax Fund in 2016, through which almost £100m was donated to female-focused charities. Her campaign succeeded in 2021 when the tax on all period products was axed. Laura also runs the Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) social enterprise Sex Ed Matters, dedicated to making quality and confidence-building sex education accessible to everyone, for which she won UKRI's Young Innovator Award 2023 and Women in Innovation Award 2024.
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| Date | Election | Party | Results | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Richmond Park: UK Parliamentary general election | Labour Party | (Results due after 04 July 2024) | Position not available |
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