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@UkLabour Member of Parliament for Bradford West | Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion | Vice Chair @APPGBritMuslims
Jul 20, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
6 years on from the murder of my constituent Samia Shahid in Pakistan, we are yet to receive any justice.

Sadly, after years of fighting for this case, I think there is little hope that the justice system in Pakistan will ever give Samia the justice she deserves.

🧵 thread On 14 July 2016, Bradford girl Samia Shahid flew to Pakistan to visit her family. 6 days later she was found dead.

She was quickly buried after her family claimed she died of natural causes. (2) theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/j…
Oct 22, 2019 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
Two years ago, Salma Yaqoob ran against me in Bradford West, a campaign that drove me to feeling suicidal. Now she wants to run for West Midlands Metro Mayor.

I think @UKLabour members have a right to know what happened in 2017. THREAD /1 All my life I’ve campaigned against patriarchy and I stand on a platform of reform. Here I wasn't the "most Muslim"

It pains me to see “Galloway politics”, and the vitriol that brings with it, happening all over again now in the West Midlands. /2
Jun 21, 2019 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Mark Field must be suspended from the Conservative Party & the Whip. Action should be taken against Tory MPs defending him (listed below). These comments normalise violence against women. He grabbed a woman by the neck and pushed her up against a pillar. There is no excuse. 1/10 Crispin Blunt MP said Mark Field should be “commended” for his violence towards a woman, which appears to be assault. 2/10