| Office: | Member of Parliament for Rother Valley |
| Predecessor: | Alexander Stafford |
| Term Start: | 4 July 2024 |
| Majority: | 998 (2.4%) |
| Birth Name: | Jacob Ben Richards |
| Birth Place: | London |
| Party: | Labour |
| Education: | Highgate School (Senior School) Woodhouse College (Sixth Form) |
| Alma Mater: | Somerville College, Oxford City, University of London |
| Parents: | Steve Richards |
Jacob Richards,[1] commonly known as Jake Richards, is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Rother Valley since 2024.[2] [3]
Jacob Ben Richards[4] was born on 5 July. He was privately educated at Highgate School, a private fee-paying school in North London. He also attended Woodhouse College. He then read History at Somerville College, Oxford.[5] Following his undergraduate studies, he completed the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) at City, University of London.[6]
He is the son of journalist and broadcaster Steve Richards.[7] He is engaged to the Sky News political correspondent Liz Bates, who he has a daughter with.[8]