Zarah Sultana | |
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Member of Parliament for Coventry South | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jim Cunningham |
Majority | 10,201 (23.9%) |
Chairperson of the Socialist Campaign Group | |
Assumed office 6 May 2020 | |
Preceded by | Lloyd Russell-Moyle and Richard Burgon[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Birmingham, England | 31 October 1993
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Labour Party (2010–2024; suspended and whip withdrawn) Socialist Campaign Group |
Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
Signature | |
Website | zarahsultana |
Zarah Sultana (born 31 October 1993)[2] is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry South since the 2019 general election, representing the Labour Party until her suspension. Sultana received a six-month suspension in July 2024 as one of seven Labour MPs who voted to scrap the two-child benefit cap.[3] On the political left, she is a member of, and currently chairs, the Socialist Campaign Group.[4]