Karl William Turner is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East since 2010.
Education
Born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Turner was educated at Bransholme High School from 1984 to 1987, and left school at the age of 16. From 1987 to 1989, he attended Houston Community College Training to study Business Administration. He returned to education in the late 1990s to study A-levels at Hull College, before he graduated with a law degree as a mature student from the University of Hull in 2004.
Career
He was appointed Shadow Attorney General in January 2016 by Jeremy Corbyn. Later, Turner became a self-employed antiques dealer. Turner was selected by the Labour Party as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Kingston upon Hull East in March 2008 (although this was not confirmed by Labour Party Headquarters until August 2008) for the upcoming general election after John Prescott confirmed he would not stand.
In April 2014, Turner referred himself to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards after complaints were made in relation to invitations to a £45-a-head Labour Party fundraising event.
The invitations were sent using parliamentary email accounts. The Commissioner for Standards concluded that there should be no inquiry.
He was appointed Shadow Solicitor General by Labour leader Editor Miliband on 3 December 2014, and continued to serve as an opposition whip. Shadow Attorney General
In January 2016, Turner was appointed Shadow Attorney General to replace Catherine McKinnell who resigned following a reshuffle by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Membership
55th United Kingdom Parliament. 56th United Kingdom Parliament]
He was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East at the 2010 general election by a majority of 8,597.