UK Labour Party MP Rosie Cooper announces to step down, quit politics

Rosie Cooper, a Member of Parliament from the Labour Party in the UK, has resigned to accept her new role as an NHS manager. She is an MP from West Lancashire. While announcing her resignation, Cooper said that it was an 'honour' and 'privilege' for her to serve her constituents for seventeen years.

Cooper will now become chair of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The resignation of MP Rosie Cooper is expected to trigger a byelection in her constituency. However, she did not announce a definite date for stepping down from the parliament.

Notably, the West Lancashire MP was also targetted by Jack Renshaw, who was a neo-Nazi paedophile. Renshaw, in 2018, plotted to kill Cooper with a machete, according to reports.




The MP stated that she loved "every minute" of her service despite facing "difficult times." Cooper stated that she resigned from politics after a "considerable period of soul searching." She said that the events in the past few years of her life have "taken their toll". Cooper added that her decision could surprise many people because she was recently reselected as the Labour Party candidate in the West Lancashire constituency for the next general election. She clarified that the decision regarding her candidature in the next general election was taken before the recruitment process for the position at Mersey Care.

In 2018, Renshaw admitted that he plotted to kill the West Lancashire MP for "white jihad". Renshaw was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 20 years in 2019. The judge, who sentenced Renshaw, had praised Cooper for her "dignity and bravery." The judge stated that Cooper showed the "true public interest" and public spirit. Originally a Liberal Democrat, Rosie Copper was earlier a trustee of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation and chair of Liverpool Women's Hospital.

FAQs:

1). Which party does MP Rosie Cooper belong to?
MP Rosie Cooper belongs to the Labour Party.

2). From which constituency was Rosie Cooper elected as an MP?
Rosie Cooper was an MP from the West Lancashire constituency.