About me
Welcome to my website! My name is Tulip Rizwana Siddiq.
I was born in Surrey and I left England when I was four years old. I spent my childhood in various parts of the world, including Brunei, Singapore, India and Bangladesh. I moved back to England nine years ago and settled in North London. I studied English Literature for both my Bachelor’s degree and my Master’s. I am currently doing my second Master’s in Government, Policy and Politics part-time.
I have worked for Oona King, Sadiq Khan and Harry Cohen MP in the past. I have also worked for Philip Gould Associates and the Greater London Authority. I am currently working for the London Labour Party. However, all views expressed on this website are entirely my own.
Under the Labour Government, representation of women in politics has increased, but there is still a lot of room for improvement. The latest statistics from the Equal Opportunities Commission show that women make up only 20% of MPs and 15% of council leaders. As Women’s Officer for London Young Labour I’m working hard to increase these figures.
I am the national BAME Officer for Young Labour, the Labour council candidate in Regent’s Park ward and a member of the Camden Bangladesh Mela Committee. I am also a Governor at Beckford Primary School and on the executive board of my trade union – Unite: T&G section.
During university I did an internship in the Amnesty International Press Office which increased my interest in journalism. I am an associate member of the Commonwealth Journalists’ Association and I occasionally write for the Ham&High which is my local newspaper. You can see some of my articles here. I also write for Progress Magazine, Tribune Magazine and political blogs such as Labour List and LabourWomen.
I am interested in Bangladeshi politics and managed a successful media campaign for Sheikh Hasina, recently elected Prime minister of Bangladesh, while she was in exile in the U.K. In my spare time, I work for the Awami League as part of its UK and EU lobbying unit and election strategy team.
If you want to contact me about getting involved with the Labour Party or anything else, please email me by clicking here.
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