Rushanara Ali
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Rushanara Ali (; Bengali: রুশনারা আলী, romanized: Ruśnara Ali, IPA: [ˈɾuʃnaˌɾa‿ˈali]; born 14 March 1975) is a British politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2010 and who served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Homelessness and Democracy from July 2024 to August 2025. A member of the Labour Party, she was the first British Bangladeshi elected to Parliament. Ali was initially elected to represent Bethnal Green and Bow in 2010, and represented the constituency until its abolition in 2024. She currently represents the Bethnal Green and Stepney constituency, having won it in the 2024 general election.