Sarah Sackman

Sarah Sackman is a British Labour Party politician and barrister. She practices public, planning and environmental law. She stood as the parliamentary candidate for Finchley and Golders Green at the 2015 general election.LabourList (2013-09-02). "Two more candidates selected in target seats". LabourList | Latest UK Labour Party news, analysis and comment. She is the current parliamentary candidate for Labour in Finchley and Golders Green for the next General Election.Reeve, Joe (2022-11-08). "Labour selects candidate for Finchley and Golders Green". Barnet Post. 
==Early life and education==
Sackman was born in North London and raised in Finchley and Golders Green.Harpin, Lee. "Sackman selected to fight Finchley and Golders Green for Labour". www.jewishnews.co.uk.
She studied History at Queens' College, Cambridge where she graduated with a First and then did a Graduate Diploma in Law at City, University of London."Sarah Sackman tells Parikiaki why she should be the next MP for Finchley & Golders Green | Parikiaki Cyprus and Cypriot News". 2015-04-02. In 2010 she was awarded the Frank Knox scholarship to study at Harvard Law School where she took her LLM."Challenges of Participation and Representation in Urban Development – Sarah Sackman, Barrister at Francis Taylor Building | Lent Term Seminar". LSE London. 2018-04-25.
==Career==
Sarah Sackman is a barrister at the Matrix, London where she has practised since August 2021. Her legal expertise focuses on election, planning, local government, environment, rating administrative law and human rights."Sarah Sackman > Matrix Chambers > London > England | Lawyer Profile". www.legal500.com. She previously practised for over 10 years at Francis Taylor Building specialising in planning and environmental law."Francis Taylor Building". www.ftbchambers.co.uk.
She has acted for Government, public bodies, local authorities, NGOs including Shelter and Client Earth as well as local residents. 
In 2008, she served as a foreign law judicial clerk at the Supreme Court of Israel, Jerusalem. In 2013 she delivered human rights training at the British Council in Yangon, Burma.
Sackman has been a visiting lecturer since 2012 at the London School of Economics Cities She has also taught law at UCL and City University. Programme where she teaches a course on urban politics and public law. She has also taught law at UCL and City University. 
She was a volunteer at Toynbee Hall Free Legal Advice Center. She has also written articles extensively on justice, housing and the environment for the Guardian and the Financial Times.Sackman, Sarah (2020-07-22). "Boris Johnson must 'build build build' cities less welcoming to disease". Financial Times.Sackman, Sarah (2012-01-18). "The Occupy London result raises the thorny issue of property v protest". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
==Political career==
Sackman was the Labour party's parliamentary candidate in the 2015 general election for Finchley and Golders Green. She lost the seat though the percentage vote share for Labour rose by 6% from the 2010 election."2016 general election results". UK Parliament. "Finchley and Golders Green (UK Parliament constituency)", Wikipedia, 2023-08-11, 
She has been vice chair of the Jewish Labour Movement since 2015.Rose, David. "Sir Keir's Jewish candidate for Finchley opens up about family life". www.thejc.com.
Sackman was an active member of the campaign to Friern Barnet Library in 2012 and successfully help negotiate with Barnet Council for it to be maintained as a community run library.The Re-Opening of Friern Barnet Library - Speech by Sarah Sackman
On November 6th 2022, she was selected by local party members as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Finchley and Golders Green at the next general election, likely to take place in 2024.Neame, Katie (2022-10-12). "Four make longlist for parliamentary selection in Finchley and Golders Green". LabourList | Latest UK Labour Party news, analysis and comment. "Thank you so much Finchley & Golders Green!". X (formerly Twitter).
==Personal life==
Sarah Sackman is Jewish. She lives in London with her two children her husband who is also a lawyer.
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