Rosie Wrighting | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Kettering | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Philip Hollobone |
Majority | 3,900 (7.8%) |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Kettering,Northamptonshire,England | 28 July 1997
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | University of Westminster |
Rosie May Wrighting (born 28 July 1997) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Kettering since 2024. [2] [3] She was the youngest female MP elected at the 2024 general election. [4]
Wrighting was born in Kettering,Northamptonshire to Cindy Wrighting. [5] Her mother has been the chief executive officer of youth charity Youth Works. [6]
Wrighting grew up in Geddington and was educated at Bishop Stopford School and Montsaye Academy. [7] She studied Fashion at the University of Westminster. [8]
Wrighting joined the Labour Party in 2020 at the age of 22 while studying at university and became chair of the Westminster North Constituency Labour Party. [6] She unsuccessfully stood for election to the Little Venice ward in the 2022 Westminster City Council election. [9] In November 2023,she was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Kettering. [7] Prior to her political career,Wrighting worked as a buyer for online fashion retailer ASOS before leaving to focus on her campaign full time. [6]
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph ,Wrighting described wanting more opportunities for people in her community as the motivation for standing as a prospective parliamentary candidate for Labour,specifically on housing and economic security. She has also said she wants to focus on improving access to mental health services,including for young people. [10]
In November 2024,Wrighting announced that she would vote in favour of the assisted dying bill. [11]
Wrighting currently lives at home with her mother,where she plans to stay during her parliamentary career. She is a keen figure skater. [12] She was diagnosed with epilepsy in her early 20s. [13]