Imran Hussain (British politician)
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Imran Hussain MP |
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| Shadow Minister of State for International Development | |
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Assumed office 14 January 2016 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
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Member of Parliament for Bradford East |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | David Ward |
| Majority | 7,084 (17.1%) |
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7 June 1978 Bradford, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Huddersfield |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | Official website |
Imran Hussain (born 7 June 1978) is a British Labour Party politician and a barrister. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Bradford East after gaining the seat in the 2015 general election.
Hussain was born and raised in Bradford, West Yorkshire. He attended local state-funded schools and as a teenager worked in Morrisons supermarket, sweeping floors and stacking shelves.
Hussain is a Labour councillor in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council having first been elected in 2002. In 2003, Hussain brought forward a motion to Bradford Council opposing the Iraq War.
In 2008, he was elected as Deputy Leader of the Council's Labour Group. In 2010, when Labour took control of the council, he became Deputy Leader of Bradford Council and remained in that position for five years until the 2015 general election when he was elected to the House of Commons.
Following his election to Westminster, Hussain rejected his council allowance, which he was entitled to, stating it was a "principled decision" as it would be wrong "to get two salaries" from public office.
In 2012, Hussain was selected by Labour to contest Bradford West in the by-election caused by the resignation of the Labour incumbent, Marsha Singh, due to "serious illness".George Galloway of the Respect Party chose to stand at this by-election. Shortly before polling day, a leaflet was distributed in the constituency which asserted: "God KNOWS who is a Muslim. And he KNOWS who is not." It continued: "Let me point out to all the Muslim brothers and sisters what I stand for. I, George Galloway, do not drink alcohol and never have. Ask yourself if the other candidate [Imran Hussain] in this election can say that truthfully." The leaflet contained no identifying party logo or indication of the agent or printer, as required by law. Although a connection to the Respect Party candidate was initially denied, it was later confirmed that the document had been approved by Galloway.
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