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Nadia Whittome
Nadia Edith Whittome (/ˈwɪtəm/, born 29 August 1996) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham East since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she was previously the youngest MP upon her election at the age of 23. She is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group.
Nadia Whittome was born on 29 August 1996 in Nottingham. Her Punjabi Sikh father migrated to the UK from Banga, India, at the age of 21. He first worked in factories and as a miner before giving immigration advice and running a shop. Her 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.
Whittome grew up in a single-parent household, with a brother. She attended private schools in Nottingham, between the ages of 7 and 11 and later attended West Bridgford School.[citation needed] She also attended Bilborough Sixth Form College, sitting two A-levels and later completed an access course at Nottingham College.
Whittome began study for a law degree at the University of Nottingham but did not complete it. She was later employed as a crime project worker and a carer. She has lived in The Meadows, Top Valley, and West Bridgford areas of Nottingham.
Whittome says she became interested in politics in 2013 due to the effects of the "bedroom tax" and austerity on her local community. She worked in the constituency office of the Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Durham, Pat Glass, Shadow Minister of State for Europe, during the 2016 European Union referendum campaign.
Whittome contested the 2017 Nottinghamshire County Council election as the Labour candidate for the West Bridgford West ward, coming second. Before her election, she was a national committee member of the pro-Remain organisations Another Europe Is Possible and Labour for a Socialist Europe.
Whittome was selected as the Labour candidate for Nottingham East on 28 October 2019. She was elected as the MP for Nottingham East at the 2019 general election with 64.3% of the vote and a majority of 17,393. At the age of 23, she was the youngest MP in the House of Commons, the Baby of the House, until 2023, when Keir Mather was elected. She is also the latest-born MP to have served under the reign of Elizabeth II (the oldest being David Logan, born some 125 years earlier). She identifies ideologically as a democratic socialist.
Following her election, Whittome said that she would keep what she termed "a worker's wage" of £35,000 (after tax), and would donate the remainder of her £79,468 salary as an MP to local charities. Whittome initially supported Clive Lewis in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election but when Lewis withdrew, she nominated Emily Thornberry. On 28 February 2020, Whittome announced that she would be voting for Rebecca Long-Bailey for leader and Dawn Butler for deputy.
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Nadia Whittome
Nadia Edith Whittome (/ˈwɪtəm/, born 29 August 1996) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham East since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she was previously the youngest MP upon her election at the age of 23. She is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group.
Nadia Whittome was born on 29 August 1996 in Nottingham. Her Punjabi Sikh father migrated to the UK from Banga, India, at the age of 21. He first worked in factories and as a miner before giving immigration advice and running a shop. Her 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.
Whittome grew up in a single-parent household, with a brother. She attended private schools in Nottingham, between the ages of 7 and 11 and later attended West Bridgford School.[citation needed] She also attended Bilborough Sixth Form College, sitting two A-levels and later completed an access course at Nottingham College.
Whittome began study for a law degree at the University of Nottingham but did not complete it. She was later employed as a crime project worker and a carer. She has lived in The Meadows, Top Valley, and West Bridgford areas of Nottingham.
Whittome says she became interested in politics in 2013 due to the effects of the "bedroom tax" and austerity on her local community. She worked in the constituency office of the Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Durham, Pat Glass, Shadow Minister of State for Europe, during the 2016 European Union referendum campaign.
Whittome contested the 2017 Nottinghamshire County Council election as the Labour candidate for the West Bridgford West ward, coming second. Before her election, she was a national committee member of the pro-Remain organisations Another Europe Is Possible and Labour for a Socialist Europe.
Whittome was selected as the Labour candidate for Nottingham East on 28 October 2019. She was elected as the MP for Nottingham East at the 2019 general election with 64.3% of the vote and a majority of 17,393. At the age of 23, she was the youngest MP in the House of Commons, the Baby of the House, until 2023, when Keir Mather was elected. She is also the latest-born MP to have served under the reign of Elizabeth II (the oldest being David Logan, born some 125 years earlier). She identifies ideologically as a democratic socialist.
Following her election, Whittome said that she would keep what she termed "a worker's wage" of £35,000 (after tax), and would donate the remainder of her £79,468 salary as an MP to local charities. Whittome initially supported Clive Lewis in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election but when Lewis withdrew, she nominated Emily Thornberry. On 28 February 2020, Whittome announced that she would be voting for Rebecca Long-Bailey for leader and Dawn Butler for deputy.