A British Labour Co-operative politian, who has been the Menmber of Parliment of the London constituency of Walthamstow since the 2010 general election.

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Her mother, Corinna Frances Avril, is a head-teacher at a specila needs school, and her father, Philip Charles Creasy, is a trained opera singer.

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She failed the eleven-plus exams, however, moving from Sutton Coldfield - where she was born - to Colchester gave her a second chance.

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She attended Magdalene college, Cmabridge, where she studied Social and Political sciences before pursuing postgraduate studies at London school of Economics.

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She started workingas a Parliment researcher in 2006, and completed her thesis entitled 'Understanding the Lifeworld of Social Exclusion', recieving a doctorate in social psychology from the University of London. She also recieved the Richard Titmuss Award for her thesis.

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She recieved Twitter threats in 2013.

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She leads campaigns on tackling legal loan sharking, online harassment, housing and public dedt management.

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She is on the Science and Technology select committe and working on campaigns around PFI, housing, womens equality and tackling Islamophobia.

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She loves to win at pub quizes, listens to Indie music and taste test the good food of Walthamstow.