LUCIANA BERGER

Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, parliamentary chair of JLM

Nine weeks after giving birth to her first child, Luciana was faced with Theresa May calling the snap general election. She might have decided this was the perfect moment to call it a day in Westminster. Out of Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet and with Labour (at that point) seemingly years away from regaining power, it must have crossed her mind that her abilities would be better put to use in the private sector or at a charity promoting one of the issues she has campaigned so hard on. Instead, with baby Amélie in tow, she hit the campaign trail and was rewarded with an increased majority just shy of an astonishing 30,000 votes, making her, technically, one of the safest Labour MPs in the country.

Given the torrent of online and real-life abuse she faces there must be days when Luciana feels like pulling the duvet over her head and simply not bothering. But she never takes that approach and ran a brilliant election campaign in Wavertree just months after giving birth.

The challenge earlier this month from hard-left activists within her own constituency party leaves Luciana with a predicament. They are likely to do their utmost to deselect her. How long can anyone reasonably be expected to put up with this stuff ? She can continue her impressive campaigning from the backbenches and hold both the government and her own party leadership to account. But to what end? Luciana, her constituents, the Jewish community and indeed the country, deserve better than for MPs to be treated like this.

GRADE: A-

Since leaving the frontbench he’s commented in Commons debates, holding ministers to account, representing constituents, and discussing two of his favourite loves — Israel and Canada.

His determination to speak in defence of the former cannot be questioned.

What happens next for this promising politician still in his thirties is very much down to Andrew himself. He had intended to quit Parliament in 2020, but the early election means he will be around until 2022.

If he can be convinced to return to government before then, he could yet make an immense contribution to public life.

GRADE: A-