David Taylor (Hemel Hempstead MP)

David Taylor
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Hemel Hempstead
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byMike Penning
Majority4,857 (11.0%)
Member of Youth Parliament
for Hemel Hempstead
In office
2001–2003
Personal details
BornDavid Robert Taylor[1]
Hemel Hempstead
PartyLabour

David Robert Taylor is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead since 2024.[2]

Following the Second World War, Taylor's grandparents on both sides moved to Hemel Hempstead[3] and his parents were born and raised there. Taylor represented Hemel Hempstead in the UK Youth Parliament from 2001 to 2003.[4]

Career

Prior to being elected to parliament, Taylor worked as a Parliamentary Assistant to the Labour MP Ann Mckechin, and from 2010 until 2013 worked for the Office of Gordon and Sarah Brown. [5]

Taylor then worked for the international charity Oxfam and then The Fairtrade Foundation.[6][5]

In 2009, Taylor founded the Labour Campaign for International Development, and later sat as its vice-chair.[7]

Parliamentary Career

At the 2024 general election, Taylor was elected as the Labour Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead, with 38.2% of the vote and a majority of 4,857 over Conservative Candidate Andrew Williams. [8] Taylor replaced Mike Penning, who had held the seat for the Conservatives since 2005.

Taylor was elected to the International Development Select Committee in October 2022.[9] In March 2026 Taylor was appointed the UK's new Trade Envoy to Japan.[10]

In May 2026, he implored the Home Office to revoke the visa of leftist US streamer Hasan Piker, alleging that Piker's past commentary on Israel and Palestine amounted to support for terrorism. Days later, both Piker and Cenk Uygur were not allowed entry into the UK to speak at SXSW London Festival.[11][12]

Following the 2026 May Local Election results, Taylor signed a letter in support of then Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, and opposed a leadership election.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Elections 2023". Dacorum Borough Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Hamilton, Claire (5 July 2024). "Declaration of General Election results for Hemel Hempstead Constituency" (PDF). Dacorum Borough Council. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Labour Party, Hemel Hempstead (2024). ""About David" - Hemel Hempstead Labour Party". About David - Labour Party. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Taylor, David (13 January 2025). "During Q&A's with local schools, many students have asked about my experience in the UK Youth Parliament, where I was a member from 2001-2003". Facebook. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 "David Taylor MP". LinkedIn. Retrieved 14 August 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Labour's Parliamentary candidate for Hemel Hempstead selected and announced". Hemel Today. The Gazette. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "About". Labour Campaign for International Development. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Hemel Hempstead - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "International Development Select Committee". UK Parliament.
  10. ↑ "David Taylor MP (@DavidTaylor85) on X". X (formerly Twitter). 23 March 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Corbett, Helen (27 May 2026). "Home Office urged to revoke the visa of US live-streamer Hasan Piker". The Independent. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  12. ↑ Ireland, Olivia; Smith, Cachella (1 June 2026). "Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur blocked from entering UK by Home Office". BBC News. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Which Labour MPs have come out against Starmer?". BBC News. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
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