Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Poplar and Limehouse | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Fitzpatrick |
| Majority | 12,560 (29.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1990 Shadwell, London, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse |
Ehtashamul Haque
(m. 2013; div. 2015) |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | Official website |
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Apsana Begum (born 25 May 1990) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Poplar and Limehouse in east London since 2019. Elected as a member of the Labour Party, Begum had the party whip withdrawn on 23 July 2024 after she voted for an amendment to scrap the two-child benefit cap. Begum regained the party whip in September 2025.
Begum is a member of the left-wing Socialist Campaign Group of MPs. She is the UK's first MP to wear a hijab and is a member of Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East.