Naseem Shah is a British Labour Party politician.
16 Facts About Naz Shah
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Naz Shah was elected at the 2015 general election as Member of Parliament for Bradford West, winning the seat from George Galloway of the Respect Party.
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Naz Shah has served in the Opposition frontbench since 2018, currently as Shadow Minister for Crime Reduction.
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Naz Shah's father left the family when she was six years old.
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At age 12, she was sent to Pakistan by her mother, Zoora Naz Shah, to escape her mother's abusive partner, where she had an arranged marriage.
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Naz Shah has said that she voted for George Galloway at the Bradford West by-election in 2012.
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However, Ali resigned shortly afterwards citing personal reasons and Naz Shah was chosen as the candidate by the Labour Party National Executive.
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Naz Shah won the Bradford West constituency in May 2015 with a majority of 11,420 over George Galloway.
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Naz Shah endorsed Yvette Cooper during the Labour leadership contest in 2015.
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Naz Shah was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to John McDonnell, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, in February 2016.
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Naz Shah responded that her views on Israel had moderated, and stepped down as John McDonnell's PPS.
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Naz Shah was suspended from the Labour Party that month, pending investigation.
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Naz Shah said she had shown "ignorance": that the post was antisemitic but she was not.
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At the general election in June 2017, Naz Shah was re-elected with an increased vote share, and nearly doubled her majority to 21,902 votes over the second-placed Conservative Party candidate.
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In July 2018, Naz Shah was appointed Shadow Minister of State for Women and Equalities.
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Naz Shah was re-elected as the MP for Bradford West at the 2019 general election with a majority of 27,019.