Navendu Mishra | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament forStockport | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ann Coffey |
| Majority | 15,270 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Navendu Prabhat Mishra[1] (1989-08-22)22 August 1989 (age 35) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence(s) | Brinnington,Greater Manchester, England |
| Education | Clifton College |
| Alma mater | University of Hull Keele University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Navendu Prabhat Mishra (born 22 August 1989)[2][3][1] is a BritishLabour Party politician who has served as theMember of Parliament (MP) forStockport since2019.
Navendu Mishra was born on 22 August 1989 to Indian parents, with his mother fromGorakhpur and his father fromKanpur, both inUttar Pradesh.[4] He wasprivately educated atClifton College in Bristol,[5] before studying at theUniversity of Hull andKeele University.[2]
Before entering politics, Mishra worked for theJohn Lewis Partnership[2] andUNISON where he was ashop floortrade unionist inStockport, eventually becoming an organiser forUnison and helping to organise care workers in precarious employment.[5][6]
Mishra was one of the founders of StockportMomentum and supportedJeremy Corbyn in the2015 Labour leadership election and2016 Labour leadership election.[7]
He served as a member of theNational Executive Committee of the Labour Party from September 2018 until December 2019.[8] As he was one of the nine representatives for Constituency Labour Parties, Mishra was ineligible to remain a member of the NEC upon his election as a Member of Parliament.[9]
At the snap2017 general election, Mishra stood inHazel Grove, coming third with 20.5% of the vote behind the incumbentConservative candidateWilliam Wragg and theLiberal Democrat candidate.[10][11]
Mishra was selected as Labour's candidate forStockport at the2019 general election after the incumbent,Ann Coffey, left the Labour Party in protest over Jeremy Corbyn's leadership and joinedChange UK.[12] At the general election, Mishru was elected to Parliament as MP for Stockport with 52% of the vote and a majority of 10,039.[13][14]
Mishra has been a member of theSocialist Campaign Group and endorsedRebecca Long-Bailey in the2020 Labour leadership election.[15][16] In May 2024,PoliticsHome reported that he had left the Campaign Group.[17]
On 15 October 2020, Mishra resigned asParliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) toAngela Rayner to vote against the proposedCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill, rebelling against the Labourwhip to abstain.[18]
During the2021 Batley and Spen by-election, Mishra accused his own party of having a "hierarchy of racism", with "some groups seen as fair game for attacks based on religion/race/heritage".[19]
At the2024 general election, Mishra was re-elected to Parliament as MP for Stockport with a decreased vote share of 49.9% and an increased majority of 15,270.[20]
In November 2024, it was reported that Mishra tabled a series of parliamentary questions onIndian interests while failing to declare donations of thousands of pounds from Indian organisations.[21]
Mishra lives inBrinnington and is a member ofOffertoncricket club and theCivil Service Club.[2][16]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forStockport 2019–present | Incumbent |