Background
As daughter of leading Catholic writer and academic Denys Turner, Turner spent her childhood moving between university towns as her father"s career gathered pace.
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University of Salford.
Career
Most of her childhood was in Bristol. Turner left home in the late 1980s to study at the University of Salford, graduating with a Bachelor in English & History in 1991 and followed by a sabbatical year as the Students Union"s Deputy President for Communications, elected as the Labour Students candidate. Big Issue in the North
Turner subsequently co-founded with Simon Danczuk Urban Visions Limited, trading as Vision Twentyone, a research, public affairs and communications consultancy.
Labour Party
In 2005 she was placed in the key post of Head of Government Relations by Tony Blair, replacing Lady Morgan of Huyton, the Prime Minister"s long-time adviser, who first recommended her.
She worked directly for Tony Blair"s chief of staff Jonathan Powell. Tony Blair Faith Foundation
She has since followed Tony Blair on his exit from Downing Street, and is currently employed by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation on, according to the Daily Telegraph, a six figure salary.
She served as the Foundation"s Chief Executive from 2007 until April 2013 when she become its Director of Policy. Controversy
lieutenant was revealed in November 2006 that she had been questioned by the police four times as part of the ongoing inquiry.
In July 2006 it had been reported that she was at the centre of another political corruption probe.
Turner released a statement through 10 Downing Street in response to the report, where she commented: "There is no truth in this. I left the Big Issue in the North in May 2000. I understand this work was awarded by Liverpool City Council to the Big Issue in the North in July 2002.
I have no knowledge of, nor was I involved in, any aspect of this."
Later that day she was released on police bail.
The CPS later dropped all charges against her and the others involved.
Achievements
Membership
Rising through the Labour Party"s ranks, she stood as a Labour candidate for the European Parliament elections in North-West England constituency in 1999, before becoming a member of its National Executive Committee in 2000.
