Kim Leadbeater

Kim Michele Leadbeater MBE is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Spen Valley, formerly Batley and Spen, since 2021.

Kim Leadbeater was born to parents Jean and Gordon Leadbeater. She is the younger sister of the late Jo Cox MP (1974–2016). Leadbeater attended Heckmondwike Grammar School, and says that she has lived in "every little bit of" the local area. She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in health-related exercise and fitness from Leeds B…