Amanda is a Pompey girl, passionate about the city she lives and works in.
A teacher for 24 years, she rose to become National President of the NEU whilst raising her three sons in Portsmouth. She has served as a school governor, trustee of the National Education Museum and other education charities, and as a lifelong Pompey fan, sits on the Portsmouth Supporters Trust Board.
Since being elected in July 2024, Amanda has been a busy and visible Member of Parliament, helping over 4,000 constituents with their concerns. She has spoken in the Chamber over 160 times, championing Portsmouth’s interests on issues from NHS dentistry to water quality.
Amanda ran a successful backbench campaign to change sentencing guidance for tool theft, protecting tradespeople across the country. As Co-Chair of the Labour Men & Boys group, she advocates for often-overlooked issues affecting men and boys.
Amanda served on the Education Select Committee for a year, alongside sitting on on Bill Committees including the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Football Governance Act. She is also currently serving as the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gibraltar.
In September 2025, Amanda was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Education, bringing her passion for education full circle from classroom teacher to the heart of government.
About her selection as Labour candidate for Portsmouth North she says:
“I am extremely honoured, and so very proud, to have been reselected.
For too long Portsmouth North has been run by Tory politicians who simply do not care about our public services and the opportunities and, to be honest, about the people who live in our communities. They have led from the front and been proud of the chaos and hardship they’ve caused.
The cost of living crisis is affecting all areas of our city and 14 years of coalition and Conservative governments have given little to the people of Portsmouth North.
Allowing austerity to decimate services and put thousands of kids and families into poverty, increasing rents and mortgages, food and heating bills and lacking the inspiration that is needed to turn it around.
Portsmouth people are proud people and deserve an MP who feels that same pride and wants our city and the people in it to succeed.
The time has come for us to say ‘No’. Portsmouth North needs real change and only a Labour candidate can offer that. We need to give Portsmouth North residents hope that change is possible, that the time has come and it really is time for change”.
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You can read more about Amanda’s work on her latest news or campaign pages. You can also contact Amanda with any issues or sign up to meet her face-to-face by attending one of her coffee mornings or ‘Pint with my MP’ events.
