25 Facts About Nadia Whittome

Nadia Edith Whittome is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament for Nottingham East since 2019.

Nadia Whittome is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group.

Nadia Whittome was born on 29 August 1996 in Nottingham.

Nadia Whittome first worked in factories and as a miner before giving immigration advice and running a shop.

Nadia Whittome's mother is an Anglo-Indian Catholic solicitor and former member of the Labour Party, who left in protest at the amendment of Clause IV of the constitution in 1995.

Nadia Whittome attended private schools in Nottingham, between the ages of 7 and 11 and later attended West Bridgford School.

Nadia Whittome attended Bilborough Sixth Form College, sitting two A Levels, going on to complete an access course at Nottingham College.

Nadia Whittome began study for a law degree at the University of Nottingham but did not complete it.

Nadia Whittome was later employed as a crime project worker and a carer.

Nadia Whittome has lived in The Meadows, Top Valley, and West Bridgford areas of Nottingham.

Nadia Whittome says she became interested in politics in 2013 due to the effects of the "bedroom tax" and austerity on her local community.

Nadia Whittome worked in the constituency office of the Member of Parliament for North West Durham, Pat Glass, Shadow Minister of State for Europe, during the 2016 European Union referendum campaign.

Nadia Whittome contested the 2017 Nottinghamshire County Council election as the Labour candidate for the West Bridgford West ward, coming second.

Nadia Whittome was selected as the Labour candidate for Nottingham East on 28 October 2019.

Nadia Whittome is the latest-born MP to have served under the reign of Elizabeth II.

Nadia Whittome initially supported Clive Lewis in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election but when Lewis withdrew, nominated Emily Thornberry.

On 28 February 2020, Nadia Whittome announced that she would be voting for Rebecca Long-Bailey for leader and Dawn Butler for deputy.

In February 2020, Nadia Whittome organised a letter signed by 170 MPs demanding that Jamaican-born offenders not be deported to Jamaica.

In September 2020, Nadia Whittome was one of 18 Labour MPs who defied the whip and voted against the Overseas Operations Bill.

Nadia Whittome said the bill was "anti-veteran, anti-human rights, and would effectively decriminalise torture".

Nadia Whittome was critical of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, calling it "the next step in our descent to authoritarianism" and claiming the Bill was "born out of Priti Patel's fury at Black Lives Matter".

Nadia Whittome was later instructed by her party's whips to delete the tweet.

Nadia Whittome has led calls for Georgia to be removed from the UK Home Office's list of 'safe' states to return asylum seekers to, saying that it is 'vital that Georgia is removed from the safe states designation to ensure that the claims of LGBTQIA refugees are properly assessed'.

In May 2021, Nadia Whittome announced that she had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and would be taking a leave of absence.

Nadia Whittome has described herself as a baptised Catholic who does not follow any religion, and has affirmed rather than taking an oath of office.