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Luke Charters
British politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luke Jonathan Charters[1] (born 18 August 1995) is a British Labour politician elected as Member of Parliament for York Outer in the general election held on 4 July 2024.[2]
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Early life and career
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Early life and education
Charters was born on 18 August 1995 in York, North Yorkshire, England.[3] He was educated at Huntington School, a comprehensive school in York. He studied philosophy, politics, and economics at the University of Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 2016.[3] He then studied political science at the University of Chicago,[4][5] graduating with a Master of Science (MSc) degree in 2017.[3]
Career
Before his political career, Charters worked at the Bank of England and at the Financial Conduct Authority with a focus on fraud.[6] While at the Bank of England, Charters helped with the Polymer banknote programme and contributed to the development of new payment infrastructure projects.[7] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Charters collaborated with the CEOs of several banks to ensure readily available access to cash.[6] Charters subsequently worked in the fintech industry as a senior manager at the global payroll company Remote and led their fraud and compliance function.[8] In May 2022, Charters was appointed company director.[9] In March 2024 Charters resigned as a company director.[10]
Charters was also a company director of Charters-Reid Surveyors Ltd between October 2014 and October 2017.[11] In July 2020, Charters was appointed a company director of Roots Local Ltd cocktail bar,[12][13] and resigned as a director in July 2022[14] before the company was placed in voluntary liquidation in 2023.[14]
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Parliamentary career
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Charters previously stood for election for York Outer (as Luke Charters-Reid) in the 2017 general election when he was 21, coming second to the Conservative Party candidate, Julian Sturdy.[15][16] Charters was elected as a councillor for the Wall End ward in the London Borough of Newham in 2022 prior to standing in York Outer.[17] He stepped down from the council in 2023.[3]
During the 2024 general election, Charters campaigned on several issues including the regulation of the bailiff sector,[18] flood defences for York,[19] planning reform,[20] eating disorders in young men,[21] and removing restrictions on investing in UK defence companies.[22] Charters has also campaigned for the creation of a national anti-fraud centre.[23]
Once elected, Charters appointed Labour donor Owen Trotter to set up and run his first parliamentary office.[24][25][26] On 17 July 2024, he made his maiden speech in the House of Commons in the debate following the King's Speech[27] and was elected as the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Food Security.[28] In October 2024, Charters was elected to the Public Accounts Committee.[29] Previously, Charters served on the Crown Estate Bill Committee.[30] In November 2024, Charters voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[31]
In March 2025, Charters held a Westminster Hall debate on "aggressive and unregulated bailiff practices".[32] Later that month, Charters supported government reforms of the existing "cliff-edge welfare system"[33] and was one of 36 signatories in an open letter of support for improving disabled employment support.[34] In May 2025, Charters introduced a Private Members' Bill for the regulation of bailiffs[35] "to get a grip on rogue bailiffs",[36] and proposed a rethink on alcohol during men's football matches.[37] Charters also serves as the current Chair of the FinTech All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG).[38]
In June 2025, Charters announced that he would be the first male MP to take extended parental leave and employ his office manager as locum during paternity leave.[39] This followed a campaign for improving UK paternity leave[40] [41] that was backed by multiple MPs and the Women and Equalities Committee. [42]
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Personal life
He has a wife and a son.[5] Charters and his wife named their son after his former philosophy teacher at Huntington School.[43] He and his wife are expecting their second child in summer 2025.[44] He lives in York Outer with his family and two pets.[45]
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