Parliamentary career
In 2022,Mohamed was selected to replace the MP Paul Blomfield,who was stepping down. She secured the endorsement of the Labour party over other candidates including comedian Eddie Izzard. [9] [11] [12] She subsequently won the parliamentary elections for Sheffield Central in 2024,beating the Green Party and Conservative candidates.
Mohamed criticised property management companies for hiking up fees for leaseholders,;her action contributed to the debate on affordable housing in the country. [13]
In 2024,she campaigned for reinstalling parking meters at Broomhill car park in Sheffield after a change of policy by the private firm operating the meters left business customers with large parking bills. [14]
Mohamed believes that the impact of climate change and the climate crisis should be considered in British government decisions. [5]
Foreign affairs
During her electoral campaign,Mohamed called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for a release of hostages and prisoners on both sides. In 2024,Mohamed was appointed a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons. [15] In her role,Mohamed repeatedly condemned violence against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza war. [16]
Mohamed was appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the UK delegation to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly. [17]
In April 2025,Mohamed was detained,questioned,and denied entry into Israel,alongside fellow Labour MP Yuan Yang and their two aides,travelling as part of a Parliamentary delegation,according to the UK Foreign Office. This was disputed by Israel's population and immigration ministry,which said the two politicians arrived to "document the security forces and spread hate speech against Israel" and that the delegation was not acknowledged by any Israeli official. Mohamed and Yang said in a joint statement that they had been planning to visit humanitarian aid projects and communities in the occupied West Bank and were astounded at the Israeli decision to bar them from entry,and insisted that it was vital that UK parliamentarians were able to witness first-hand the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. Foreign Secretary David Lammy branded the Israeli action as "unacceptable,counter-productive and deeply concerning". [18]
