Gloria De Piero Explained

Gloria De Piero
Office:Member of Parliament
for Ashfield
Term Start:6 May 2010
Term End:6 November 2019
Predecessor:Geoff Hoon
Successor:Lee Anderson
Embed:yes
Office:Shadow cabinet
Subterm:2015–2016
Suboffice:Women and Equalities
Subterm1:2013–2015
Suboffice1:Young People and Voter Registration
Office2:Shadow Frontbench
Subterm2:2017–2019
Suboffice2:Justice
Subterm3:2011–2013
Suboffice3:Crime Prevention
Subterm4:2010–2011
Suboffice4:Culture
Birth Date:21 December 1972
Birth Place:Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Party:Labour
Alma Mater:University of Central England (BA)
University of London (MSc)
Otherparty:Alliance for Workers' Liberty (Formerly)[1]

Gloria De Piero (born 21 December 1972) is a British broadcaster and former Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield from 2010 to 2019.

De Piero began her television career at the BBC and ITV, and was political editor of GMTV from 2003 to 2010. De Piero returned to broadcasting in 2020, and has been a presenter on GB News since 2021.

De Piero was appointed to the opposition front bench in 2010, and served in the shadow cabinets of Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn between 2013 and 2016.

Early life

Gloria De Piero was born on 21 December 1972 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England to Giorgio and Maddalena De Piero.[2] Her parents are Italian immigrants who moved to the United Kingdom to work in Bradford's textile mills. Her father had a mental health crisis when she was around the age of nine. This resulted in him requiring admissions to psychiatric hospitals throughout her childhood. His mental health meant that he could not continue to work, and De Piero's mother gave up her job to look after him, and the family lived on benefits.[3]

De Piero attended Yorkshire Martyrs Catholic College where she obtained five GCSEs, and Bradford College where she gained two D A-levels.[3] During her youth, De Piero was a member of Socialist Organiser, and joined the Labour Party's student wing Labour Students at the age of 18.[4] [5] De Piero then studied sociology at the University of Central England (now Birmingham City University) and the University of Westminster, graduating with a first.[2] [3] She was involved in the Labour Students' campaign in 1996–1997 as one of its national officers based in London.[5] Following the 1997 general election which resulted in the Labour Party winning in a landslide, De Piero applied for several government positions including as a special adviser, parliamentary researcher, and at left-wing think tanks, but failed to gain employment.[6] [3]

Media career

De Piero worked as a researcher for ITV's Jonathan Dimbleby show.[3] She then moved to the BBC where she worked at On the Record.[7] While working at the BBC, she completed a master's degree at Birkbeck, University of London.[8] From 2003 to 2010, she was the political editor for GMTV.[9]

On 2 June 2020, De Piero was announced as a presenter on the new Times Radio station.[10] She presented her own show on Friday mornings, and co-presented the Sunday morning political show G&T alongside the former political editor of The Sun, Tom Newton Dunn.[11] In April 2021 she announced that she was joining the weekday afternoon programme of GB News, a new TV channel.[12] In August it was announced that De Piero would host a new political programme on the channel: The Briefing: Lunchtime with Gloria De Piero.[13] She launched interview show Gloria Meets on the network in November 2022.[14]

Parliamentary career

2010 to 2015

In February 2010, De Piero resigned as GMTV's political editor to seek selection as the Labour candidate for the Ashfield constituency in the 2010 general election.[9] The candidacy became vacant following the announcement that the constituency's Labour MP, former Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, would be stepping down at the election.[15] On 21 March, she was selected as the party's candidate.[16] De Piero was elected with a majority of 192 votes (reduced from 10,213 in 2005) after a 17.2% swing to the Liberal Democrats.[17] During her election campaign, it was reported that she had posed for topless photographs for a modelling agency at the age of 15.[18] [19] Three years later, an unnamed news agency attempted to buy the photographs on behalf of a national newspaper.[20] It later emerged that The Mail on Sunday had purchased the photographs in 2010. De Piero issued a legal warning to the newspaper that she had been underage when the photographs were taken and the negatives were returned to her with an apology.[3] [21]

In October 2010, Labour leader Ed Miliband appointed De Piero as a shadow culture minister.[22] In the 2011 reshuffle, De Piero became Shadow Minister for Crime Prevention,[23] and in 2013, she was promoted to the shadow cabinet as Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities.[24]

In 2012, De Piero held a national roadshow called Why Do People Hate Me? to discover why voters were so disenchanted with politicians. She interviewed six groups of people including retired miners and warehouse workers.[25] [26]

2015 to 2019

At the 2015 general election, De Piero held Ashfield with an increased majority of 8,820.[27] [28] In September 2015, De Piero was elected to the Labour Party's Conference Arrangements Committee with 109,888 votes.[29] In new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's first shadow cabinet, De Piero was made Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration, a new shadow cabinet-level role.[30] She resigned her shadow cabinet position on 26 June 2016, among dozens of her colleagues, believing Corbyn could not lead the party to a general election victory.[31] [32]

De Piero supported the UK remaining within the European Union (EU) in the 2016 UK EU membership referendum, and was present with Corbyn at the launch of the Labour In for Britain campaign.[33] Approximately 70% of her constituents voted for the UK to leave the EU.[34] She supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Corbyn in the 2016 Labour leadership election.[35]

At the June 2017 general election, De Piero's majority in Ashfield fell to just 441 votes.[36] The following month, she accepted a place in Corbyn's shadow front-bench team as Shadow Justice Minister.[37]

In the indicative votes on 27 March 2019, De Piero voted for the Norway-plus model, and to a customs union with the EU.[38] After prime minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal was approved by Parliament, De Piero expressed regret that she failed to vote in favour of Theresa May's earlier Brexit proposal.[39]

In July 2019, she resigned from the shadow front-bench and announced that she would not stand at the next general election. On 12 December 2019, she was succeeded as Member of Parliament for Ashfield, Nottinghamshire by politician Lee Anderson, her former office manager. Anderson was elected as a Conservative but now sits as a Reform UK MP.[40] [41] [42]

Personal life

De Piero married James Robinson in 2012. Robinson was a media correspondent at The Guardian, media editor at The Observer and an employee at PR firm Powerscourt. He was the director of communications for former deputy leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson.[43] [44] [45] [46]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Many interruptions, one struggle . Workers' Liberty . 17 June 2024.
  2. Book: De Piero, Gloria. 2 November 2019. A & C Black. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U251397. 978-0-19-954088-4. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103165058/https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-251397. 3 November 2019. live.
  3. News: Is Gloria De Piero Britain's most unlikely MP?. The Times. 29 July 2017. 3 November 2019. Turner. Janice. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103165058/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/is-gloria-de-piero-britains-most-unlikely-mp-pg5l732tk. 3 November 2019. live.
  4. Web site: Many interruptions, one struggle. 2 March 2016. 27 May 2016. Alliance for Workers Liberty.
  5. News: Gloria de Piero's question for the public: why do you hate me?. Andy. McSmith. The Independent. 22 October 2012. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190701192753/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/gloria-de-pieros-question-for-the-public-why-do-you-hate-me-8219888.html. 1 July 2019. live.
  6. Web site: 1997: Labour landslide ends Tory rule. BBC News. 15 April 2005. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20170901033201/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/basics/4393323.stm. 1 September 2017. live.
  7. News: Gloria De Piero: Attention everyday sexists - beware the 'TV girl'. Merrick. Jane. 13 October 2013. 3 November 2019. The Independent. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103165054/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/gloria-de-piero-attention-everyday-sexists-beware-the-tv-girl-8876468.html. 3 November 2019. live.
  8. News: I talked to my Leave-voting constituents about Brexit. This is what I learnt. New Statesman. De Piero. Gloria. 8 February 2019. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103165056/https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2019/02/i-talked-my-leave-voting-constituents-about-brexit-what-i-learnt. 3 November 2019. live.
  9. News: Downing Street accused of 'dirty tricks' over plan to get presenter into safe seat. 14 March 2010. 7 October 2019. 0307-1235. https://web.archive.org/web/20191007111704/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/7442377/Downing-Street-accused-of-dirty-tricks-over-plan-to-get-presenter-into-safe-seat.html. 7 October 2019. live. The Daily Telegraph.
  10. News: Lerone . Toby . Launch date and schedule revealed for Times Radio . 2 June 2020 . RadioToday . 2 June 2020.
  11. News: Gloria De Piero and Tom Newton Dunn to host 'G&T', Times Radio's flagship Sunday morning political show. News UK. 2 June 2020. 3 June 2020.
  12. News: Former Notts MP Gloria De Piero is latest signing for new TV channel GB News. Nottinghamshire Live. Whittaker. Anna. 20 April 2021. 20 April 2021.
  13. News: Duffy . Elle . GB News to launch four political programmes . 10 August 2021 . The Herald.
  14. News: Gay men 'most vulnerable' to abuse in Parliament, says Tory committee chief. Turner. Camilla. The Telegraph. 18 November 2022.
  15. News: Sparrow. Andrew. Geoff Hoon to stand down at general election. The Guardian. 11 February 2010. 21 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20131021063955/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/feb/11/geoff-hoon-standing-down-election. 21 October 2013. live.
  16. News: Ex-GMTV reporter Gloria De Piero is Labour candidate. BBC News. 21 March 2010.
  17. News: Ex-TV reporter wins Labour seat of Ashfield . BBC News . 7 May 2010.
  18. News: Labour candidate posed topless as a teenager. The Daily Telegraph. 28 March 2010. 3 November 2019. Cockcroft. Lucy. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103171526/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/7532898/Labour-candidate-posed-topless-as-a-teenager.html. 3 November 2019. live.
  19. News: Gloria de Piero: I was photographed topless at 15 so I know why girls strip off. The Daily Telegraph. 16 October 2013. 3 November 2019. Dixon. Hayley. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103171524/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10381942/Gloria-de-Piero-I-was-photographed-topless-at-15-so-I-know-why-girls-strip-off.html. 3 November 2019. live.
  20. News: Shadow minister Gloria De Piero asks press to 'call off hunt' for topless photos. The Guardian. 17 October 2013. 3 November 2019. Mason. Rowena. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103171527/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/17/gloria-de-piero-press-hunt-topless-pictures. 3 November 2019. live.
  21. 29 November 2013. Street of shame . Private Eye. 1354 . 7 .
  22. News: Shadow cabinet: junior appointments in full. New Statesman. 19 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126074312/http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2010/10/hon-state-secretary-whip. 26 January 2016. live.
  23. Web site: The Labour reshuffle – who's up and who's down. Total Politics. 19 January 2016. 7 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128041148/http://www.totalpolitics.com/blog/261097/the-labour-reshuffle-whoand39s-up-and-whoand39s-down.thtml. 28 January 2016. live.
  24. News: Labour appoints former GMTV political editor Gloria de Piero MP as Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities. PinkNews. 19 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126135225/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/10/07/labour-appoints-former-gmtv-political-editor-gloria-de-piero-mp-as-shadow-minister-for-women-and-equalities/. 26 January 2016. live.
  25. Web site: Piero. Gloria de. Why do people hate me?. 6 September 2020. LabourList. 19 September 2012 .
  26. News: 'It's like I'm an axe murderer': MP tries to find out why voters hate politicians. The Guardian. Jowit. Juliette. 31 December 2012.
  27. News: Gloria De Piero has successfully defended her Ashfield seat for Labour. BBC News. 8 May 2015. 20 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180925223631/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000535. 25 September 2018. live.
  28. News: Ashfield: Gloria de Piero retains seat for Labour. Nottingham Post. 8 May 2015. Local World. 10 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150514172404/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Ashfield-Gloria-Piero-retains-seat-Labour/story-26464010-detail/story.html. 14 May 2015. dead.
  29. Web site: Full results for Conference Arrangements Committee and National Policy Forum. LabourList. 19 January 2016. 14 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160123112015/http://labourlist.org/2015/09/full-results-for-conference-arrangements-committee-and-national-policy-forum/. 23 January 2016. live.
  30. News: What do the voters make of Jeremy Corbyn so far?. New Statesman. 19 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160121154244/http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/elections/2015/09/what-do-voters-make-jeremy-corbyn-so-far. 21 January 2016. live.
  31. News: Who's staying and who's going in the shadow cabinet?. 28 June 2016. BBC News. 27 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160627142154/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36633158. 27 June 2016. live.
  32. News: Syal. Rajeev. Perraudin. Frances. Slawson. Nicola. Shadow cabinet resignations: who has gone and who is staying. The Guardian. 27 June 2016. 14 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160722213447/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/26/labour-shadow-cabinet-resignations-jeremy-corbyn-who-has-gone. 22 July 2016. live.
  33. News: Telegraph Video, video source ITN . Corbyn launches Labour In for Britain campaign battlebus . The Daily Telegraph . 10 May 2016 . 10 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190111055021/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/10/corbyn-launches-labour-in-for-britain-campaign-battlebus/ . 11 January 2019 . live .
  34. Web site: 'I don't like Brussels telling us what to do': how Ashfield feels about Brexit now . The Guardian . 29 November 2017 . 10 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190111054904/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/09/deeply-divided-brexit-ashfield-residents-voice-their-differences . 11 January 2019 . live .
  35. Web site: Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith. 21 July 2016. LabourList. 15 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190715214543/https://labourlist.org/2016/07/which-mps-and-meps-have-nominated-owen-smith/. 15 July 2019. live.
  36. News: Senior Labour figures clash over concerns of working-class voters. The Guardian. 4 July 2017. 3 November 2019. Syal. Rajeev. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103110554/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/04/senior-labour-figures-clash-over-concerns-of-working-class-voters. 3 November 2019. live.
  37. News: Elgot . Jessica . 3 July 2017 . Jeremy Corbyn appoints clutch of unknowns to shadow frontbench . The Guardian . 2 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180503042633/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/03/jeremy-corbyn-appoints-clutch-of-unknowns-to-shadow-front-bench . 3 May 2018 . live .
  38. News: How MPs voted on May's withdrawal deal defeat. https://web.archive.org/web/20190902092554/https://ig.ft.com/brexit-exit-deal-vote/. 2 September 2019. 29 March 2019. Financial Times.
  39. 1206183861576765441. GloriaDePiero. Yup. And I’ll forever regret not doing this. I knew @CarolineFlintMP + others were right at the time but as I said…. 15 December 2019.
  40. News: Gloria De Piero: Labour MP quits as shadow justice minister. 20 July 2019. 20 July 2019. BBC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720114407/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-49056313. 20 July 2019. live.
  41. News: Labour MP Gloria De Piero urges women to change parliament. The Guardian. 2 November 2019. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103023940/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/02/labour-mp-gloria-de-piero-urges-women-to-change-parliament. 3 November 2019. live.
  42. News: Labour MP Gloria De Piero quits Corbyn's frontbench over 'intolerance'. The Independent. 20 July 2019. 3 November 2019. Cooper. Benjamin. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103193554/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/gloria-de-piero-resigns-labour-corbyn-election-antisemitism-a9013286.html. 3 November 2019. live.
  43. News: James Robinson . The Guardian . 2 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180413212752/https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jamesrobinson . 13 April 2018 . live .
  44. News: Gideon . Spanier . In the air: Clarkson is driving Times web ads push . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022094223/http://business.standard.co.uk/2012/10/in-the-air-clarkson-is-driving-times-web-ads-push.html . 22 October 2012 . London Evening Standard . 10 October 2012.
  45. News: James Robinson swaps Powerscourt PR for Tom Watson spin. 16 June 2015. The Guardian. 23 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170324085516/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/16/james-robinson-swaps-powerscourt-pr-for-tom-watson-spin. 24 March 2017. live.
  46. News: Rayner . Gordon . Project Jexit: how Labour imploded as shadow cabinet tried to force Jeremy Corbyn to quit . 26 June 2016 . The Telegraph . 23 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170324084002/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/26/project-jexit-how-labour-imploded-as-shadow-cabinet-tried-to-for/ . 24 March 2017 . live .

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