Overview
- The couple have been together for six years, with early dates conducted over video calls during the COVID lockdown.
- Professor Graham Timmins is a University of Birmingham politics academic nicknamed “Page Three Boy” in earlier tabloid coverage.
- Iain Dale disclosed the engagement on the Where Politics Meets History podcast after being asked which summer wedding he will attend.
- Smith was seen at the House of Lords on Monday wearing an engagement ring.
- Following the 2024 election, she became Minister of State for Skills and received a life peerage.