Anna Soubry

Anna Mary Soubry (; born 7 December 1956) is a British politician, barrister and journalist. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire since the 2010 general election, and was first elected as a Conservative before leaving the party to join Change UK in 2019. Soubry was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health (2012–2013), Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans (2013–2014), Minister of State for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans (2014–2015) and Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise from the 2015 general election, also attending meetings of the Cabinet, but she returned to the backbenches in July 2016. In February 2019, she resigned from the Conservative Party and joined The Independent Group. She was appointed Leader of Change UK in June 2019.