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Rushanara Ali (Bengali: রুশনারা আলী, Sylheti: ꠞꠥꠡꠘꠣꠞꠣ ꠀꠟꠤ ; born 14 March 1975) is a British politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2010. A member of the Labour Party, she was the first British Bangladeshi elected to Parliament.
Rushanara Ali was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 9 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Bethnal Green and ...
Mar 11, 2021 · Bethnal Green and Bow MP Rushanara Ali lived "in a constant state of fear" when faced with an 18-month hate campaign by Hussain Sha, during which he threatened to kill her.
Rushanara Ali is the Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Jul 10, 2024 · Earlier this month, Rushanara Ali was re-elected as MP from Bethnal Green and Bow, receiving 15,896 votes. Ali has held the seat since 2010. She was the first person of Bangladeshi origin to be elected to Britain's House of Commons and now the second Bangladeshi-origin member of the Labour government cabinet after Tulip Siddiq, who was recently named city minister.
6 days ago · Death threats and voter intimidation left Rushanara Ali needing police protection during her re-election campaign, the Labour MP has told the BBC. Videos on social media show anti-Labour activists ...
Rushanara Ali has been the Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow since 2010. She was first elected in May 2010 with a majority of 11,574, having defeated George Galloway’s Respect Party. Bethnal Green and Bow was one of four Labour gains in 2010.
5 days ago · Ms Ali, the first British Bangladeshi elected to parliament, saw her majority in Bethnal Green and Stepney cut from 37,500 votes to 1,700. It comes as several MPs reported abuse in the election ...
Jun 6, 2024 · Best known for representing the family of Shamima Begum, the Bethnal Green teenager who fled to Syria to join the Islamic State group at the age of 14, Akunjee declared his decision to stand...
Rushanara Ali is the Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government).
