Apsana Begum | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Poplar and Limehouse | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Fitzpatrick |
| Majority | 12,560 (29.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1990 Shadwell, London, England |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse |
Ehtashamul Haque
(m. 2013; div. 2015) |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | Official website |
Apsana Begum (born 25 May 1990) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Poplar and Limehouse since 2019. Elected as a member of the Labour Party, Begum had the party whip withdrawn for six months on 23 July 2024 after she voted for an amendment to scrap the two-child benefit cap.[1]
Begum is a member of the left-wing Socialist Campaign Group of MPs.[2] She is the UK's first MP to wear a hijab,[3][4] and is a member of Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East.[5]
- ^ "Labour suspends seven rebels who voted to scrap two-child benefit cap | Labour | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com.
- ^ Obese-Jecty, Ben (2 August 2022). "Starmer's position is becoming untenable". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "The UK has elected its first hijab-wearing Member of Parliament, Apsana Begum – TMV". 1 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ The Data Journalism Team (1 December 2019). "Election 2019: Six charts on Britain's most diverse Parliament". BBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Supporters". LFPME. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 5 June 2024.