She studied politics and history at the University of Edinburgh, and before her election to Parliament she worked as an employment solicitor in the Newcastle law firm Dickinson Dees, becoming one of 19 solicitors newly elected to the House of Commons.
She studied politics and history at the University of Edinburgh. She worked as an employment solicitor in the Newcastle law firm Dickinson Dees. This was before her election to Parliament. She was becoming one of 19 solicitors newly elected to the House of Commons. This was before her election to Parliament.