Yasmin Qureshi
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Age | 61 |
| Web site | www.yasminqureshi.org.uk |
| Date of birth | July 5,1963 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Punjab |
| Pakistan | |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Previous position | Shadow Minister (International Development) of the United Kingdom |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2010 |
| Education | London South Bank University |
| University College London | |
| Nationality | British |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 423449 |
Yasmin Qureshi Life story
Yasmin Qureshi is a British Labour Party politician and a barrister practising criminal law. She headed the criminal legal section of the UN Mission in Kosovo and was later appointed Director of the department of Judicial Administration there.
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How did my MP vote on Gaza ceasefire?
Sir Keir Starmer has suffered a major rebellion over his stance on the Israel-Gaza war, with 56 Labour MPs voting for an immediate ceasefire.
The Labour leader had ordered The Party 's MPs to abstain in a vote on a motion tabled by the SNP on Wednesday.
But 10 frontbenchers including Jess Phillips , Afzal Khan and Yasmin Qureshi left their roles to back the motion,
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Did my MP vote For or Against calling for a ceasefire in Gaza?Enter your postcode, or the name or constituency of your MP
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The motion, one of several proposed amendments to The King 's Speech, condemned Hamas's " horrific" killings and hostage-taking, but urged the government to press all sides for " an immediate ceasefire".
Labour's official position, like that of the government, is to call for " humanitarian pauses" in the fighting to allow more aid through. Sir Keir set this out in a separate amendment which was also defeated, but was backed by 160 Labour MPs.
Eight shadow ministers either resigned or were sacked after voting for the ceasefire motion. They were:
Two others, Dan Carden and Mary Foy , left their posts as parliamentary aides.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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