Baroness Coffey, the former Conservative MP for Suffolk Coastal, experienced the trauma of losing her seat in the 2024 election just hours before discovering her mother had a terminal illness. Despite these challenges, she has embraced her new role in the House of Lords, focusing on legislative scrutiny and personal projects related to her constituency. Coffey emphasizes that her recent hardships have prepared her to utilize her political skills and work on unfinished business, aiming to contribute positively to the legislative process and her community.
My mother got ill during the election campaign and went into hospital. I visited every day... and then, when I went to tell her I had lost, within an hour we had the diagnosis that she would pass away within a month.
I would say about 90% of the time is spent scrutinising legislation and it is much harder to scrutinise the government. So I have had come to that understanding.
After losing my mother and my seat, I now feel ready to apply my political antennae to my new role in the House of Lords.
I want to use my position in the Lords to deal with some unfinished business from my time as an MP in Suffolk.
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