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	'''Kieran Mullan''' is a British ] politician who ~~was elected as~~ the ] (MP) for ] ~~at the~~ ].<ref ~~name="BBC-13Dec2019"~~>{{~~cite~~ ~~news~~ \|title=~~Tories~~ ~~claim~~ ~~marginal~~ ~~seat~~ of ~~Crewe~~ ~~and Nantwich~~ \|url=https://~~www~~.~~bbc.co.uk~~/~~news~~/~~election~~-~~2019~~-~~50773824~~ \|~~accessdate~~=~~13 December 2019~~ \|~~work~~=~~BBC News~~ \|~~publisher~~=~~BBC \|date=13 December 2019~~}}</ref>		'''Kieran John Mullan'''<ref>{{Cite Hansard \|title=Members Sworn \|jurisdiction=Parliament of the United Kingdom \|house=House of Commons \|date=10 July 2024 \|volume=752 \|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2024-07-10/debates/3D219687-E412-4D22-890A-AA2887A23F99/MembersSworn}}</ref> (born 6 June 1984)<ref name=Times>{{Cite book\|last=Brunskill\|first=Ian\|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1129682574\|title=The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election\|date=19 March 2020\|isbn=978-0-00-839258-1\|pages=159\|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers Limited \|oclc=1129682574}}</ref> is a British ] politician who is the ] (MP) for ]. He was previously the MP for ] between ] and ]. He has been Shadow Minister for Transport since July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Conservative Party announces interim Opposition Front Bench \|url=https://policymogul.com/key-updates/37814/conservative-party-announces-interim-opposition-front-bench \|access-date=2024-07-26 \|website=policymogul.com \|language=en}}</ref>

	==~~Career~~ ~~before~~ ~~Parliament~~==		==Early life and career==
			Kieran Mullan was born on 6 June 1984.<ref name=Times/> He grew up in social housing,<ref name=Pharm/> with his mother a nurse and his father a policeman.<ref name=MEN>{{cite news\|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/mp-goes-back-work-doctor-18004605\|title=MP goes back to work as a doctor to help colleagues during the coronavirus pandemic\|work=Manchester Evening News\|date=30 March 2020\|last=Abbit\|first=Beth}}</ref> He attended ] ] in Birmingham. Mullan then studied medicine at the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/7015477\|title=Kieran John Mullan\|accessdate=21 November 2021\|publisher=General Medical Council}}</ref>
	Mullan worked in national health policy as a lobbyist and as a junior doctor in ]. In his role as policy director of the ], Mullan was a vocal critic of NHS care standards, claiming that the organisation "must stop hiding behind complex bureaucracy" when mistakes were made regarding NHS patients.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Mullan \|first1=Kieran \|title=Kieran Mullan: The NHS must stop hiding behind complex bureaucracy
	\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/kieran-mullan-the-nhs-must-stop-hiding-behind-complex-bureaucracy-1779665.html \|website=The Independent \|accessdate=4 June 2020 \|date=31 August 2009}}</ref> He has written about education issues for '']''<ref name="Mullan-15Dec2016">{{cite news \|last1=Mullan \|first1=Kieran \|title=Kieran Mullan: We need an education revolution to equip workers for the 21st Century \|url=https://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2016/12/kieran-mullan-we-need-an-education-revolution-to-equip-workers-for-the-21st-century.html \|accessdate=13 December 2019 \|work=ConservativeHome \|date=15 December 2016}}</ref> and ''BrexitCentral''.<ref name="BrexitCentral">{{cite news \|last1=Mullan \|first1=Kieran \|title=Labour's refusal to respect the referendum result is losing them life-long voters in places like Crewe \|url=https://brexitcentral.com/labours-refusal-to-respect-the-referendum-result-is-losing-them-life-long-voters-in-places-like-crewe/ \|accessdate=13 December 2019 \|work=BrexitCentral \|date=9 December 2019}}</ref> He also founded ''ValueYou'', a volunteer recognition scheme in ].<ref>, ''Politics Home''. Accessed: 26 April 2020.</ref>

			In 2008, he was an account executive for the public relations firm ].<ref>{{cite web\|page=74\|url=https://register.prca.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/appc_register_entry_for_1_december_2008_to_28_february_2009_v3.pdf\|title=APPC Register Entry for 1 December 2008 to 28 February 2009\|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref> From 2009 to 2013, he worked for the advocacy group ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/kieran-mullan-the-nhs-must-stop-hiding-behind-complex-bureaucracy-1779665.html\|title=Kieran Mullan: The NHS must stop hiding behind complex bureaucracy\|last=Mullan\|first=Kieran\|date=31 August 2009\|work=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmselect/cmhealth/uc786-i/uc78601.htm\|title=Uncorrected transcript of oral evidence To be published as HC 786-i\|publisher=UK Parliament\|date=1 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.health.org.uk/blogs/handling-and-resolving-complaints-post-francis\|title=Handling and resolving complaints post-Francis\|publisher=The Health Foundation\|date=11 April 2013}}</ref> In 2013, he contributed to a government review into the NHS Hospitals complaints system.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/255615/NHS_complaints_accessible.pdf\|page=51\|title=A Review of the NHS Hospitals Complaints System Putting Patients Back in the Picture\|date=October 2013\|via=GOV.UK\|first1=Ann\|last1=Clwyd\|first2=Professor Tricia\|last2=Hart}}</ref> The following year, Mullan founded the charity ValueYou in ], London which aimed to recognise volunteers.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.valueyou.org/about-us\|title=About Us\|publisher=ValueYou\|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref> He has also worked as a volunteer ] for four years and as an emergency medicine doctor.<ref name="MEN" />
	In March 2020, Mullan volunteered in a local hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="Abbit-30Mar2020">{{cite news \|last1=Abbit \|first1=Beth \|title=MP goes back to work as a doctor to help colleagues during the coronavirus pandemic \|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/mp-goes-back-work-doctor-18004605 \|accessdate=30 March 2020 \|work=Manchester Evening News \|date=30 March 2020}}</ref>

	==~~Political~~ career==		== Parliamentary career ==
			At the ], Mullan stood as the ] candidate in ], coming second with 11.5% of the vote behind the incumbent ] MP ].<ref name="electoralcalculus">{{cite web \|title=Election Data 2015 \|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt \|archive-date=17 October 2015 \|access-date=17 October 2015 \|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|date=7 May 2015 \|title=Birmingham Hodge Hill \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000563#election2015-logo \|accessdate=27 November 2021 \|work=Election 2015 \|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
	Mullan unsuccessfully contested elections for two seats in the Midlands: ] in ],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000563\|title=Birmingham Hodge Hill parliamentary constituency - Election 2015\|publisher=\|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> and ] in ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001050\|title=Wolverhampton South East Parliamentary constituency\|work=BBC News}}</ref>

			Mullan stood in ] at the snap ], coming second with 34.8% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP ].<ref>{{cite news \|date=9 June 2017 \|title=Wolverhampton South East \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001050#election2017-logo \|accessdate=27 November 2021 \|work=Election 2017 \|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
	He was selected as the Conservative candidate for the Crewe and Nantwich seat in September 2018,<ref name="Ellams-25Sep2018">{{cite news \|last1=Ellams \|first1=Barry \|title=34-year-old doctor is new parliamentary candidate for Crewe and Nantwich \|url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/34-year-old-doctor-new-15197253 \|accessdate=13 December 2019 \|work=Cheshire Live \|date=25 September 2018}}</ref> and benefited from pro-] sentiment in the run-up to the December 2019 election.<ref name="Piper-18Nov2019">{{cite news \|last1=Piper \|first1=Elizabeth \|title=Switching allegiances? Brexit stirs election doubts around England \|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-election-crewe/switching-allegiances-brexit-stirs-election-doubts-around-england-idUKKBN1XS0I1 \|accessdate=13 December 2019 \|work=Reuters \|agency=Reuters \|date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="Bounds-09Dec2019">{{cite news \|last1=Bounds \|first1=Andy \|title=Can the Tories secure key marginal of Crewe and Nantwich? \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/89233cc2-1774-11ea-9ee4-11f260415385 \|accessdate=13 December 2019 \|work=Financial Times \|date=9 December 2019}}</ref> He won the ] for the Conservatives, defeating the incumbent ] MP ], by 8,508 votes.<ref name="Jackson-13Dec2019">{{cite news \|last1=Jackson \|first1=Matt \|title=General Election 2019: Conservative Kieran Mullan takes Crewe and Nantwich from Labour \|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/general-election-2019-conservative-kieran-3638474 \|accessdate=13 December 2019 \|work=StokeOnTrent Live \|date=13 December 2019}}</ref>

			Mullan was selected as the Conservative candidate for the ] of ] in September 2018.<ref name="Ellams-25Sep2018">{{cite news \|last1=Ellams \|first1=Barry \|date=25 September 2018 \|title=34-year-old doctor is new parliamentary candidate for Crewe and Nantwich \|url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/34-year-old-doctor-new-15197253 \|access-date=13 December 2019 \|work=Cheshire Live}}</ref> At the ], Mullan was elected to Parliament as MP for Crewe and Nantwich with 53.1% of the vote and a majority of 8,508.<ref name="BBC-13Dec2019">{{cite news \|title=Tories claim marginal seat of Crewe and Nantwich \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50773824 \|access-date=13 December 2019\|publisher=BBC News\|date=13 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="Jackson-13Dec2019">{{cite news \|last1=Jackson \|first1=Matt \|title=General Election 2019: Conservative Kieran Mullan takes Crewe and Nantwich from Labour \|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/general-election-2019-conservative-kieran-3638474 \|access-date=13 December 2019 \|work=StokeOnTrent Live \|date=13 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="GE2019">{{cite news \|date=13 December 2019 \|title=Crewe & Nantwich \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000653 \|access-date=13 December 2019 \|work=Election 2019 \|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> During his election victory speech he said he would "speak up for, and work for, staff" at the NHS and increase the number of GPs.<ref name="Pharm">{{Cite web\|last=Ousbey\|first=Jenny\|date=28 January 2020\|title=Game changers\|url=http://www.pharmatimes.com/magazine/2020/januaryfebruary_2020/game_changers\|access-date=4 July 2020\|work=PharmaTimes}}</ref>
	In June 2020, Mullan vowed to work with ] workers and unions after 1,000 job losses were announced at the company's Crewe factory.<ref name="Ryan-05Jun2020">{{cite news \|last1=Ryan \|first1=Belinda \|title=Crewe MP vows to work with unions and workers over Bentley job cuts \|url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/crewe-mp-vows-work-unions-18368374 \|accessdate=29 June 2020 \|work=Cheshire Live \|date=5 June 2020}}</ref> Bentley chief executive Adrian Hallmark warned that a no-deal Brexit could "compound the coronavirus disaster"<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Jolly\|first=Jasper\|date=2020-06-05\|title=Bentley to cut nearly a quarter of its workforce\|language=en-GB\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jun/05/bentley-to-cut-nearly-a-quarter-of-its-workforce\|access-date=2020-06-29\|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and pleaded with MPs who support an "uncontrolled" exit from the EU that this policy would lead to further job losses, urging politicians: "please don't push us off a second cliff."<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Campbell\|first=Peter\|date=5 June 2020\|title=Bentley to cut quarter of workforce as UK car sector job losses hit 5,000\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/17d52428-3603-4725-a732-e59dfa35f5aa\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=29 June 2020\|website=Financial Times}}</ref>

			Mullan has been a member of the ] since March 2020.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4860/career\|title=Dr Kieran Mullan – Parliamentary career\|publisher=UK Parliament\|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref> In 2020, while serving as an MP, he returned to his role as a doctor to volunteer during the ].<ref name="MEN" />
	On 24 June 2020, Mullan voted against the weekly testing of all NHS and social care staff during the ],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Testing of NHS and Social Care Staff: Recent Votes\|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2020-06-24-60-commons\|access-date=2020-06-25\|website=TheyWorkForYou\|language=en}}</ref> despite promising to "speak up for, and work for, staff" at the NHS during the election victory speech he gave six months earlier.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Ousbey\|first=Jenny\|date=2020-01-28\|title=Game changers\|url=http://www.pharmatimes.com/magazine/2020/januaryfebruary_2020/game_changers\|access-date=2020-07-04\|website=PharmaTimes\|language=en}}</ref> When questioned he noted that the motion was flawed since many NHS were not frontline workers, as they worked from home, reminding that NHS staff testing would have to be more targeted. He also noted that the ] was not supportive of the ] motion.<ref>https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/cheshire-mps-voted-against-weekly-18534707</ref> In July 2020, Mullan voted against New Clause 17,<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Trade Bill — New Clause 17 - International trade agreements: health or care services: Recent Votes\|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2020-07-20-80-commons/mp/25883\|access-date=2020-07-21\|website=TheyWorkForYou\|language=en}}</ref> which intended to protect the NHS and publicly funded health and care services in other parts of the UK from any form of control from outside the UK in a future post-Brexit trade deal.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=New Clause 17 - International trade agreements: health or care services: 20 Jul 2020: House of Commons debates\|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2020-07-20a.1948.0\|access-date=2020-07-21\|website=TheyWorkForYou\|language=en}}</ref>

			Mullan has campaigned for funding to rebuild ],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://thenantwichnews.co.uk/2020/11/15/mp-kieran-mullan-meets-prime-minister-over-new-leighton-hospital/\|title=MP Kieran Mullan meets Prime Minister over new Leighton Hospital\|publisher=The Nantwich News\|date=15 November 2020}}</ref> including petitions and joint letters with fellow Cheshire MPs ] and ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://thenantwichnews.co.uk/2021/08/04/cheshire-mps-push-for-leighton-hospital-funding-from-government/\|title=MP Cheshire MPs push for Leighton Hospital funding from Government\|publisher=The Nantwich News\|date=4 August 2021}}</ref> In May 2023, ] ] announced that the hospital would be included in the government's rebuilding programme as it was constructed using ] so was unsafe to use beyond 2030.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national/23547589.government-committed-building-40-new-hospitals-2030---barclay/\|work=The Northern Echo\|title=Government committed to building 40 new hospitals by 2030 – Barclay\|date=25 May 2023\|accessdate=23 September 2023}}</ref>
	In August 2020, Mullan vowed to fight any attempt to expand a controversial Muller development in Nantwich that had been given the go-ahead by the government.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-08-13\|title=MP vows to fight Muller scheme expansion after Stapeley appeal ruling\|url=https://thenantwichnews.co.uk/2020/08/13/mp-vows-to-fight-muller-scheme-expansion-after-stapeley-appeal-ruling/\|access-date=2020-08-23\|website=Nantwich News\|language=en-US}}</ref> Yet days later, a ] revealed that Mullan had made no representations to the ] between his election in December 2019 and July 2020 when the decision was announced to permit phase one of Muller's controversial 'Nantwich South' development.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Ryan\|first=Belinda\|date=2020-08-22\|title=Row erupts over controversial Stapeley scheme\|url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/row-erupts-over-controversial-stapeley-18810043\|access-date=2020-08-23\|website=CheshireLive}}</ref> The decision by Secretary of State ] to allow the first phase of the 1,000 home scheme effectively ended an eight-year campaign against the development by residents and ] former MPs Laura Smith and ].<ref name=":0"/>

			Mullan made the final shortlist for selection as the Conservative candidate for the new seat of ] as he was considered as an incumbent by ] as part of Crewe and Nantwich is contained in the new constituency. The final result was postponed in September 2023 after he complained about the actions of a fellow candidate in the contest.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://conservativehome.com/2023/09/07/members-in-chester-south-and-eddisbury-furious-over-cchq-postponing-the-final-selection-following-mullan-complaint-about-a-rival/\|title=Dispute in Chester South and Eddisbury over CCHQ postponement of the final selection\|date=7 September 2023\|accessdate=23 September 2023\|last=Atkinson\|first=William}}</ref> In October 2023, Aphra Brandreth (daughter of broadcaster and former ] MP ]) was selected as the Conservative candidate for Chester South and Eddisbury.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-67262691\|title=Aphra Brandreth to stand for Tories in father Gyles's old seat\|date=30 October 2023\|work=BBC News\|accessdate=1 November 2023}}</ref>
	In October 2020, Mullan voted against the continuation of free school meals for children during school holidays.<ref name="CN-21Oct2020">{{cite news \|title=MP votes against free school meals extension \|url=https://www.crewe.news/mp-votes-against-free-school-meals-extension/ \|accessdate=23 October 2020 \|work=Crewe News \|date=21 October 2020}}</ref>

			He announced in February 2024 that he would stand down at the ] following a boundary review and changes in his personal life.<ref>{{cite web\|website=BBC News\|date=13 February 2024\|access-date=14 February 2024\|title=Kieran Mullan to stand down as MP at election\|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3g0zyvv30do}}</ref> However, on 3 June 2024, he was selected as the Conservative candidate for ] at the 2024 general election.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Hemsley \|first1=Andy \|title=Breaking: This is the new Conservative candidate who will be standing in Bexhill and Battle for the General Election \|url=https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/breaking-this-is-the-new-conservative-candidate-who-will-be-standing-in-bexhill-and-battle-for-the-general-election-4652478 \|website=] \|access-date=5 June 2024 \|date=4 June 2024}}</ref><ref>Heale, James. "", ''X''. Retrieved 4 June 2024.</ref> At the general election, he was elected to Parliament as MP for Bexhill and Battle with 33.9% of the vote and a majority of 2,657.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Gladstone \|first1=Richard \|title=General Election: Conservatives hold Bexhill & Battle \|url=https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-conservatives-hold-bexhill-battle-4692105 \|access-date=5 July 2024 \|work=Sussex World \|date=5 July 2024}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Mullan is gay.<ref name="Pink">{{cite news \|last1=Reynolds \|first1=Andrew \|title=The ~~UK’s~~ parliament is still the gayest in the world after 2019 election \|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/13/uk-gay-parliament-world-2019-general-election-snp-conservatives-labour-lgbt/ \|~~accessdate~~=26 April 2020 \|work=Pink News \|date=13 December 2019}}</ref>		Mullan is gay.<ref name="Pink">{{cite news \|last1=Reynolds \|first1=Andrew \|title=The UK's parliament is still the gayest in the world after 2019 election \|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/13/uk-gay-parliament-world-2019-general-election-snp-conservatives-labour-lgbt/ \|access-date=26 April 2020 \|work=Pink News \|date=13 December 2019}}</ref> He plays rugby and has spoken out against plans by the ] (RFU) to ban tackles above the waist in the community game.<ref name="Rugby">{{cite news \|last1=Kelleher \|first1=Will \|title=RFU cannot ignore anger over tackle-height change, say MPs \|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rfu-cannot-ignore-anger-over-tackle-height-change-say-mps-mg86s7lcf \|work=The Times \|date=26 January 2023}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 23:42, 1 December 2024

British Conservative politician

Kieran MullanMP
Official portrait, 2024

Shadow Minister for Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 November 2024
Leader	Kemi Badenoch
Shadow Minister for Transport
In office 19 July 2024 – TBD
Leader	Rishi Sunak
Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Huw Merriman
Majority	2,657
Member of Parliament for Crewe and Nantwich
In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Laura Smith
Succeeded by	Connor Naismith

Personal details
Born	(1984-06-06) 6 June 1984 (age 40)
Political party	Conservative
Education	Leeds School of Medicine
Website	Official website

Kieran John Mullan (born 6 June 1984) is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bexhill and Battle. He was previously the MP for Crewe and Nantwich between 2019 and 2024. He has been Shadow Minister for Transport since July 2024.

Early life and career

Kieran Mullan was born on 6 June 1984. He grew up in social housing, with his mother a nurse and his father a policeman. He attended King Edward VI Five Ways grammar school in Birmingham. Mullan then studied medicine at the Leeds School of Medicine.

In 2008, he was an account executive for the public relations firm Weber Shandwick. From 2009 to 2013, he worked for the advocacy group Patients Association. In 2013, he contributed to a government review into the NHS Hospitals complaints system. The following year, Mullan founded the charity ValueYou in Ealing, London which aimed to recognise volunteers. He has also worked as a volunteer special constable for four years and as an emergency medicine doctor.

Parliamentary career

At the 2015 general election, Mullan stood as the Conservative candidate in Birmingham Hodge Hill, coming second with 11.5% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Liam Byrne.

Mullan stood in Wolverhampton South East at the snap 2017 general election, coming second with 34.8% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Pat McFadden.

Mullan was selected as the Conservative candidate for the marginal seat of Crewe and Nantwich in September 2018. At the 2019 general election, Mullan was elected to Parliament as MP for Crewe and Nantwich with 53.1% of the vote and a majority of 8,508. During his election victory speech he said he would "speak up for, and work for, staff" at the NHS and increase the number of GPs.

Mullan has been a member of the Justice Select Committee since March 2020. In 2020, while serving as an MP, he returned to his role as a doctor to volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mullan has campaigned for funding to rebuild Leighton Hospital, including petitions and joint letters with fellow Cheshire MPs Edward Timpson and Fiona Bruce. In May 2023, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay announced that the hospital would be included in the government's rebuilding programme as it was constructed using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete so was unsafe to use beyond 2030.

Mullan made the final shortlist for selection as the Conservative candidate for the new seat of Chester South and Eddisbury as he was considered as an incumbent by CCHQ as part of Crewe and Nantwich is contained in the new constituency. The final result was postponed in September 2023 after he complained about the actions of a fellow candidate in the contest. In October 2023, Aphra Brandreth (daughter of broadcaster and former City of Chester MP Gyles Brandreth) was selected as the Conservative candidate for Chester South and Eddisbury.

He announced in February 2024 that he would stand down at the 2024 general election following a boundary review and changes in his personal life. However, on 3 June 2024, he was selected as the Conservative candidate for Bexhill and Battle at the 2024 general election. At the general election, he was elected to Parliament as MP for Bexhill and Battle with 33.9% of the vote and a majority of 2,657.

Personal life

Mullan is gay. He plays rugby and has spoken out against plans by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) to ban tackles above the waist in the community game.

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External links

Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Voting record at Public Whip
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou

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Preceded byLaura Smith	Member of Parliament for Crewe and Nantwich 2019–2024	Succeeded byConnor Naismith
Preceded byHuw Merriman	Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle 2024–present	Incumbent

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