Saqib Bhatti

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Saqib Bhatti

MBE MP
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Member of Parliament
for Meriden
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byCaroline Spelman
Majority22,836 (42.2%)
Personal details
Born (1985-06-18) 18 June 1985 (age 36)
Walsall, West Midlands, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Websitewww.saqibbhatti.org.uk

Mohammad Saqib Bhatti[1] MBE, (born 18 June 1985)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Meriden since the 2019 general election.[3]

Early life and career[]

Bhatti is of Pakistani ancestry.[4] He is an accountant by profession.[5] In 2018 he became the President of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, becoming the youngest person and first Muslim to hold the post.[6]

Political career[]

Bhatti founded the group which campaigned for the UK to leave the EU during the Brexit referendum.[7] He argued that EU policy prevented immigration from South Asia and that leaving the EU would make it easier.[8][9] As of 2018 he was a senior policy adviser with the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe.[6]

After Caroline Spelman announced she was standing down as an MP, Bhatti was selected to represent the safe Conservative seat of Meriden at the 2019 general election, beating the political adviser Nick Timothy in the ballot of party members.[10][11]

Honours[]

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours "for services to diversity and inclusion in the business community", while he was President of the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
  3. ^ James Rodger (12 December 2019). "Meriden general election results 2019 - Birmingham Live". birminghammail.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. ^ Rehman, Atika (14 December 2019). "15 candidates of Pakistani descent elected to UK parliament". DAWN.COM.
  5. ^ "Ex Downing Street chief rejected as Tory candidate". BBC News. 6 November 2019.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Jones, Tamlyn (27 September 2018). "Chamber installs youngest ever president". BirminghamLive.
  7. ^ Varley, Ciaran (27 July 2016). "The Muslims who voted for Brexit: what do they think now?". BBC Three. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  8. ^ Pickard, Jim (19 May 2016). "Vote Leave woos British Asians with migration leaflets". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  9. ^ Parveen, Nazia (1 June 2016). "Why do some ethnic minority voters want to leave the EU?". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  10. ^ Carlon, John (5 November 2019). "Former Downing Street chief Nick Timothy beaten by Saqib Bhatti in Tory's Meriden selection". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  11. ^ Carter, Gus (18 December 2019). "Ones to watch: The most promising new MPs of 2019". Spectator. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  12. ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N16.

External links[]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Caroline Spelman 		Member of Parliament
for Meriden
2019–present 		Incumbent


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