Rosena Allin-Khan

British politician (born 1978)

Rosena Chantelle Allin-Khan (born 10 May 1978) is a British politician and medical doctor.[1]

Rosena Allin-Khan

Allin-Khan in 2020
Member of Parliament
for Tooting
Assumed office
16 June 2016
Preceded bySadiq Khan
Majority14,307 (24.3%)
Personal details
Born (1978-05-10) 10 May 1978 (age 45)
Tooting, London, England, United Kingdom
Political partyLabour
Alma materBrunel University
Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge
WebsiteOfficial website

She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting since a by-election in 2016.[2] She was a Shadow Minister for Sport from October 2016 to January 2020.

In January 2020, Allin-Khan announced her candidacy for Labour Deputy Leader in the 2020 deputy leadership election.[3] It was revealed that she had finished as the runner-up (second place) of five candidates with 26.1% of the vote in the final round of voting when the results were announced on 4 April 2020.[4]

Allin-Khan left the Labour Party Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer on 4 September 2023. She criticised Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting's support having more private businesses involved in the National Health Service (NHS).[5] She also said that Starmer did "not see a space for a mental health portfolio in a Labour cabinet".[6][7][8]

References change

  1. Gentleman, Amelia (30 May 2016). "Rosena Allin-Khan: meet the doctor who could be Labour's 100th female MP". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "Rosena Allin-Khan holds Tooting for Labour". Wandsworth Times. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. "Dr Rosena Allin-Khan unveils deputy leadership campaign".
  4. Bloom, Dan (4 April 2020). "Labour leadership and deputy election results in full: Votes for each candidate". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. Fisher, Andrew (4 September 2023). "The Labour reshuffle leaves Starmer surrounded by yes-men". i (newspaper). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. Jarvis, Chris (4 September 2023). "'You do not see a space for a mental health portfolio in a Labour cabinet': Rosena Allin-Khan resigns from Labour frontbench". Left Foot Forward. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  7. Keane, Daniel (4 September 2023). "Shadow mental health minister resigns with swipe at Keir Starmer". Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  8. Barradale, Greg (4 September 2023). "Shadow mental health minister's resignation sends 'worrying message' about Keir Starmer's Labour". The Big Issue. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

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