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Rushanara Ali
Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney
Rushanara Ali is the Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
MessageSeat status
Marginal
Majority size
1,689
Recent swing
-39.4% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
Doha Forum (£5,655)
SUPPORTED
Voted for Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...
Motion passed, 301-110
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OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 172-334
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OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 181-335
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Where Rushanara fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Rushanara Ali
Member of Parliament
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill
- Work and Pensions Committee