Mohammad Yasin (politician)

Mohammad Yasin
MP
Member of Parliament
for Bedford
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded by Richard Fuller
Majority 789 (1.6%)
Personal details
Born (1971-10-15) 15 October 1971
Political party Labour

Mohammad Yasin (born 15 October 1971) is a British Labour Party politician. He was elected at the 2017 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford.[1][2] Prior to his election to parliament he was a local councillor[3] for Queen's Park ward, and served as the Portfolio Holder for Adult Services[4] on Bedford Borough Council from 2015.[5]

In March 2018, Yasin received a suspicious package containing an anti-Islamic letter and sticky liquid. The substance was later found to be harmless. Similar packages were received by fellow Labour MPs Rushanara Ali, Afzal Khan and Rupa Huq.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Election 2017: Ipswich". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Election results 2017: Labour takes Bedford and Kempston from Conservatives". BBC News. BBC. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mohammad Yasin selected as Labour general election candidate for Bedford and Kempston". 2 May 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Yasin, Mohammad. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Queen's Park". Bedford & Kempston Labour Party. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  6. ↑ "Third MP gets Islamophobic letter". BBC News. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Elgot, Jessica (13 March 2018). "Four Muslim MPs receive suspicious packages at Westminster". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Richard Fuller		 Member of Parliament for Bedford
2017–present		 Incumbent


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