Sonia Kumar is a British Labour Party politician who serves as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Dudley since 2024.
Sonia Kumar | |
---|---|
Preceded by | Marco Longhi |
Member of Parliament for Dudley | |
Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
Majority | 12,215 (34%) |
Personal details | |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
In the 2024 United Kingdom general election,Kumar's opponent Marco Longhi,the Conservative MP for Dudley,was accused of "dog-whistle" tactics against Kumar. His campaign sent leaflets to British Pakistani and Kashmiri Muslims drawing attention to Kumar's Hindu surname (writing it in capital letters and underlined),arguing that she would not support Kashmir while in Parliament. [1] She was later elected MP for Dudley with a majority of 12,215 (34%). [2] [3]
Diane Julie Abbott is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since first being elected in 1987. She served in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Shadow Home Secretary from 2016 to 2020 and is an advisor to the Privy Council. She was the first black woman elected to parliament and is the longest-serving black MP.
Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle is a British politician who has served as Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019 and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley since 1997. Before his election as speaker,he was a member of the Labour Party.
Emily Anne Thornberry is a British Labour politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington South and Finsbury since 2005. She served as Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales from 2021 until the 2024 UK general election,and previously from 2011 to 2014. Thornberry has also served in a number of other senior positions on Labour's front bench,namely as Shadow Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2020,Shadow First Secretary of State from 2017 to 2020 and Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade from 2020 to 2021.
Mary Helen Creagh is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wakefield from 2005 to 2019,and as MP for Coventry East from 2024 to present.
Claudia Naomi Webbe is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester East from 2019 to 2024. Elected to Parliament as a Labour MP in 2019,she sat as an Independent from 2021 until 2024.
Dame Thérèse Anne Coffey is a British former politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022 under Liz Truss. She has also served as Environment Secretary,Health Secretary and Work and Pensions Secretary. A member of the Conservative Party,Coffey was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Suffolk Coastal from 2010 to 2024.
Seema Malhotra is a British politician serving as the Minister for Skills and Member of Parliament (MP) for Feltham and Heston since 2011. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties,she has served as Shadow Minister for Skills and Further Education since 2023 and previously sat on the opposition front bench as the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury,Shadow Minister for Business and Consumers,Shadow Minister for Employment and a shadow Home Office minister.
Rekha Verma is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh,India. She is a National Vice President of the BJP from 2019. She was a two time Member of Parliament from Dhaurahra Lok Sabha constituency. She lost the 2024 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh.
Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan is a British politician who previously served as Secretary of State for Science,Innovation and Technology from July 2023 to July 2024,having previously served in the position from February to April 2023 before being temporarily replaced during her maternity leave. A member of the Conservative Party,Donelan also held three other cabinet positions from 2020 to 2023 under Boris Johnson,Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chippenham in Wiltshire from 2015 to 2024.
Joanna Meriel Stevens is a Welsh politician serving as Secretary of State for Wales since 2024. A member of the Labour Party,she has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2015,representing Cardiff East since 2024,having previously represented Cardiff Central.
Ofunne Kate Osamor is a British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Edmonton from 2015 until the seat's abolition in 2024. She was Shadow Secretary of State for International Development from 2016 to 2018. She is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group parliamentary caucus.
Sue-Ellen Cassiana "Suella" Braverman is a British politician and barrister who served as Home Secretary from 6 September 2022 to 19 October 2022,and again from 25 October 2022 to 13 November 2023. A member of the Conservative Party,she was chair of the European Research Group from 2017 to 2018 and Attorney General for England and Wales from 2020 to March 2021,and again from September 2021 to 2022. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Fareham from 2015 until 2024 before the redrawing of UK constituency boundaries,and currently holds the new seat of Fareham and Waterlooville.
Lloyd Cameron Russell-Moyle is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Kemptown from 2017 to 2024. He sat as a Labour and Co-operative MP throughout his time in office. He was a member of the left-wing Socialist Campaign Group parliamentary caucus.
Antonia Louise Antoniazzi is a Welsh Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gower since 2017.
Natalie Cecilia Elphicke is a British Labour Party politician and former finance lawyer. Elected for the Conservative Party at the 2019 general election,she succeeded her now ex-husband Charlie Elphicke as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dover after he was charged with sexual assault.
The 17th Lok Sabha was formed by the members elected in the 2019 Indian general election. Elections,all across India,were conducted in seven phases from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019 by the Election Commission of India. Counting started officially on the morning of 23 May 2019 and the results were declared on the same day.
Bandi Sanjay Kumar is an Indian politician who is appointed as Minister of State for Home Affairs is a Member of the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India,representing the Karimnagar constituency since 2019. He is the former state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana from 11 March 2020 to 4 July 2023. He is All India Institute of Medical Sciences,Bibinagar board member. He was named as National General Secretary on 29 July 2023 by the BJP National President.
Marco Andrea Longhi is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dudley North from 2019 to 2024.
Navendu Prabhat Mishra is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockport constituency since 2019 United Kingdom general election.
Nicola Faye Richards is a British politician who has was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich East at the 2019 general election. She is a member of the Conservative Party. Prior to her parliamentary career,Richards was a councillor. She stood down at the 2024 general election.