Sureena Brackenridge

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Sureena Brackenridge
MP
Sureena Brackenridge MP.jpg
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Wolverhampton North East
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024

Sureena Brackenridge (born 1974 or 1975) [1] is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton North East since 2024. [2] [3]

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Early life

Sureena Brackenridge was born and raised on the Ashmore Park Council estate in Wednesfield. [1] Her parents had previously migrated from Fiji to there as young adults. [4]

Career

Teaching

Brackenridge worked in local secondary schools as a science teacher, before she became deputy head teacher at Moseley Park school. [5]

Political

Brackenridge was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Wolverhampton North East in November 2022. [6] She was elected as the MP for Wolverhampton North East in the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,422 votes. [2] [7] She made her maiden speech on 25 July. [4]

Personal life

Sureena Brackenridge is married to Greg Brackenridge, who served as the 162nd Mayor of Wolverhampton from 2021 to 2022; Sureena was the Mayoress of Wolverhampton during his tenure. [8] They have 2 children together. [9] In October 2024, Greg Brackenridge was accused of valour theft after wearing an Iraq War badge and telling voters he had served in the Royal Marines, despite not finishing training [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 Madeley, Peter (2022-11-25). "Wolverhampton deputy headteacher to fight for Labour target seat at next general election". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  2. 1 2 "UK general election results live: Keir Starmer says 'time for us to deliver' as Nigel Farage becomes MP". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  3. ↑ "UK Election: Record Number Of Indian-Origin MPs". NDTV.
  4. 1 2 "Code of Conduct and Modernisation Committee Volume 752: debated on Thursday 25 July 2024". UK Parliament Hansard. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "About". Sureena Brackenridge. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  6. ↑ Neame, Katie (2022-11-21). "Six more Labour parliamentary candidates selected over the weekend". LabourList. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  7. ↑ "Wolverhampton North East | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  8. ↑ "Councillor Brackenridge elected as new Mayor of Wolverhampton | City Of Wolverhampton Council". www.wolverhampton.gov.uk. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  9. ↑ Madeley, Peter (2022-11-25). "Wolverhampton deputy headteacher to fight for Labour target seat at next general election". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  10. ↑ Stephens, Max (11 October 2024). "Labour MP's husband 'lied about serving in Royal Marines'" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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