Adnan Hussain
Adnan Hussain | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Blackburn | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kate Hollern |
| Majority | 132 (0.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1989 (age 36) Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Labour (before 2020)[1] Independent Alliance (co-founder, 2024–present) |
| Education | Mansfield High School |
| Alma mater | University of Central Lancashire |
Adnan Hussain (born July 1989)[2] is a British independent politician and solicitor who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn since 2024.[3]
Since September 2024 he has been a member of the Independent Alliance which he co-founded.
Early life
[edit]Adnan Hussain was born in Burnley, Lancashire.[4] He attended Mansfield High School and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Central Lancashire.[1]
Legal and business career
[edit]Hussain was admitted as a solicitor in August 2022. He is a director at Bank View Solicitors in Blackburn, Lancashire.[5][6]
In the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, Hussain has declared shareholdings in multiple property companies and two residential properties in Burnley which provide a rental income of over £10,000 a year.[7]
Parliamentary career
[edit]In the 2024 general election, Hussain beat the incumbent Kate Hollern of the Labour Party.[8] Hussain's election campaign focused on the 2024 Israel-Gaza war and was supported by 4BwD, a group of 12 independent councillors on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council who had resigned from the Labour Party in opposition to its position on the war.[1][9] During the campaign, Hussain said he would speak out "against the injustice being inflicted against the people of Gaza.”[6] After his election, he said: "This is for Gaza"[3] and "We are here on the back of a genocide and if that is giving us an opportunity then we must grasp it and use it for the betterment of our communities.[10] He had only decided to stand when the election was called and had previously worked on Kate Hollern's campaigns before 2020.[1][10]
After Hussain won his seat, The Daily Telegraph reported on speeches he gave in 2014 where he used violent language against the Israeli government and said it was committing genocide against the Palestinian people. He responded by saying that he was speaking in support of boycotting Israel and that "with the maturity of at least ten years since the speech in question, I'd use my words much more carefully".[11][12]
Hussain sponsored the Independent—Green "Amendment B" to abolish the two child benefit cap and voted in support of the Scottish National Party's "Amendment D" to abolish the cap.[13][14] Shortly after the vote, Hussain, Shockat Adam, Jeremy Corbyn, Ayoub Khan, and Iqbal Mohamed produced a joint letter decrying the two major parties and stating the need for a caring alternative.[15] Adam and Corbyn had been in discussions with Khan, Hussain, and Mohamed regarding how to impact policy, with Adam stating that the five were "looking at options that would give us more access to the levers of power."[16]
On 2 September 2024, Hussain was a founding member of the Independent Alliance parliamentary group.[17]
Personal life
[edit]Hussain lives in Wilpshire, Lancashire.[1] He is of Pakistani descent, his paternal grandfather having moved to the UK from Kharian in the 1950s.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Jacobs, Bill (29 May 2024). "4BwD group unveils candidate for Blackburn General Election". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Adnan HUSSAIN person". Companies House. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b Siddique, Haroon (7 July 2024). "Who are the pro-Gaza independents who unseated Labour MPs?". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Stott, Jack (16 September 2024). "Blackburn MP Adnan Hussain: Member of Parliament's first surgery". Lancashire Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Adnan Hussain - The Law Society". solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b Humphries, Jonny (5 July 2024). "Gaza concerns fuel independent's win in Blackburn". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Register of Interests for Mr Adnan Hussain". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Blackburn". Sky News.
- ^ Khan, Shuiab (11 June 2024). "Packed venue greets Independent candidate at launch event". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b Khan, Shuiab (5 July 2024). "New Blackburn MP swamped by supporters after historic election win". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "New MP told public rally: 'Let's make Israel burn'". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Turner, Camilla (13 July 2024). "Pro-Palestinian MP told rally there was 'no difference' between Israeli government and Isis". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Green, Daniel (18 July 2024). "King's Speech: Government to face four amendments on two-child benefit cap". LabourList. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ staff, Politics co uk (23 July 2024). "How every MP voted on the two-child benefit cap amendment". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Gye, Hugo; Vaughan, Richard (24 July 2024). "Corbyn trying to form rebel alliance to fight Starmer after Labour benefits revolt". inews. Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Jeremy Corbyn in talks to form new group with independent MPs". BBC News. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Elgot, Jessica (2 September 2024). "Jeremy Corbyn to form alliance with four independent pro-Gaza MPs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Murtaza Ali Shah (21 August 2024). "Non-stop calls from Gujrat for Adnan Hussain who broke UK's Labour 70-year record". Geo Television Network. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
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