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Also known as Helen Elizabeth Hayes
Notable quotes
“The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity — love. And the story of love is not important — what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.”
— Guideposts (January 1960)
“Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't original sin. He's born with the tragedy that he has to grow up. That he has to leave the nest, the security, and go out to do battle. He has to lose everything that is lovely and fight for a new loveliness of his own making, and it's a tragedy. A lot of people don't have the courage to do it.”
— Showcase (1966) by Roy Newquist
“Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one gesture in their lives completely devoid of self-consciousness.”
— Ch. 1
“The theatre demanded of its members stamina, good digestion, the ability to adjust, and a strong sense of humor. There was no discomfort an actor didn’t learn to endure. To survive, we had to be horses and we were.”
— Ch. 3
“The old-fashioned idea that the simple piling up of experiences, one on top of another, can make you an artist, is, of course, so much rubbish. If acting were just a matter of experience, then any busy harlot could make Garbo’s Camille pale.”
— Ch. 6
“The worst constructed play is a Bach fugue when compared to life.”
— Ch. 14
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Article
Helen Elizabeth Hayes (born 8 August 1974) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Dulwich and West Norwood since 2015. She was elected chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee in September 2024.
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Early life and career
Helen Hayes was born on 8 August 1974 in Liverpool and attended Ormskirk Grammar School. She was an undergraduate at Balliol College, Oxford.
After university, Hayes worked as a town planner. She became managing partner of her own town planning company, Urban Practitioners, before becoming a partner at London architectural practice Allies and Morrison.
Hayes is a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, a member of the King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and is also a trustee of Turner Contemporary art gallery in Margate.
Before being elected as an MP, Hayes was elected as a councillor for the College ward of Southwark Council in 2010 and in 2014. Following her election as an MP in 2015 she held both roles for 10 months before resigning as a councillor in March 2016 to focus on her Parliamentary duties.
Parliamentary career
Hayes was elected to Parliament at the 2015 general election as MP for Dulwich and West Norwood with 54.1% of the vote and a majority of 16,122.
Hayes has served on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee since July 2015.
She supported Remain in the EU referendum in June 2016 and voted against the triggering of Article 50 in February 2017.
She was a critic of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace him in the 2016 leadership election.
At the snap 2017 general election, Hayes was re-elected as MP for Dulwich and West Norwood with an increased vote share of 69.6% and an increased majority of 28,156.
In 2018, Hayes criticised the closure of two Royal Mail delivery offices in her constituency.
Hayes was again re-elected at the 2019 general election, with a decreased vote share of 65.5% and a decreased majority of 27,310.
In the November 2021 British shadow cabinet reshuffle, she returned to the frontbench as Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years, replacing Tulip Siddiq.
At the 2024 general election, Hayes was again re-elected with a decreased vote share of 60.3% and a decreased majority of 18,789. She was subsequently elected Chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee in September 2024.
In November 2024, Hayes voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted dying.
In the 2025 Labour Party deputy leadership election, she supported Lucy Powell.
Personal life
Hayes is married to Ben Jupp; the couple have two children. Her sister-in law is Rachel Jupp, editor of the BBC current affairs series, Panorama.
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Helen Elizabeth Hayes is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Dulwich and West Norwood since 2015. She was elected chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee in September 2024.
Occupation
politician
Position held
member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom
