Adnan Hussain
Adnan Hussain | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Blackburn | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kate Hollern |
| Majority | 132 (0.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1989 (age 36) Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Labour (before 2020)[1] Independent Alliance (co-founder, 2024–present) |
| Education | Mansfield High School |
| Alma mater | University of Central Lancashire |
Adnan Hussain (born July 1989)[2] is a British independent politician and solicitor who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn since 2024.[3]
Since September 2024 he has been a member of the Independent Alliance which he co-founded.
Early life
[edit]Adnan Hussain was born in Burnley, Lancashire.[4] He attended Mansfield High School and Blackburn College. In his gap year after school, he opened and ran a car wash business in Darwen.[5] He then graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Central Lancashire.[1]
Legal and business career
[edit]Hussain was admitted as a solicitor in August 2022. From 2017 to 2025 he was a director at Bank View Solicitors in Blackburn, Lancashire.[6][7][8] He is a director of two small private companies dealing in real estate.[9][10]
In the Register of Members' Financial Interests, Hussain has declared shareholdings of over 15% in five companies and ownership of two residential properties in Burnley that provide a rental income of more than £10,000 a year.[11][12]
Parliamentary career
[edit]Hussain was a member of the Labour Party and worked on several campaigns for the Blackburn MP Kate Hollern. He left the party in April 2020 following Keir Starmer's win in the Labour Party leadership election.[1][5]
Hussain only decided to stand as an independent candidate in the 2024 general election five days after the election was called, placing his bid within "a growing movement" for "a different politics" in Britain.[13][1][14] He beat the incumbent Kate Hollern by 132 votes, overturning a Labour Party majority of 18,000.[15][14] His election campaign focused on the 2024 Israel-Gaza war and was supported by 4BwD, a group of 12 independent councillors on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council who had resigned from the Labour Party in opposition to its stance on the war.[1][16] It was led by the former Labour councillor Salim Sidat and featured Ibrahim Master,[17] the Blackburn ex-Labour activist, businessman and community cohesion advocate, former Lancashire Council of Mosques chairman and Lancashire's deputy police and crime commissioner.[18][19][20] During the campaign, Hussain said he would speak out "against the injustice being inflicted against the people of Gaza.”[7] He named cultural segregation and economic stagnation as core problems affecting Blackburn,[5] and proposed assistance to local small businesses and to the most vulnerable.[3] After his election, he said: "This is for Gaza"[3] and "We are here on the back of a genocide and if that is giving us an opportunity then we must grasp it and use it for the betterment of our communities.[14]
After Hussain won his seat, The Daily Telegraph reported on speeches he gave in 2014 where he used violent language against the Israeli government and said it was committing genocide against the Palestinian people. He responded by saying that he was speaking in support of boycotting Israel and that "with the maturity of at least ten years since the speech in question, I'd use my words much more carefully".[21][22]
Hussain sponsored the Independent—Green "Amendment B" to abolish the two-child benefit cap and voted in support of the Scottish National Party's "Amendment D" to abolish the cap.[23][24] Shortly after the vote, Hussain, Shockat Adam, Jeremy Corbyn, Ayoub Khan, and Iqbal Mohamed produced a joint letter decrying the two major parties and stating the need for a caring alternative.[25] Adam and Corbyn had been in discussions with Khan, Hussain, and Mohamed regarding how to impact policy, with Adam stating that the five were "looking at options that would give us more access to the levers of power."[26]
On 2 September 2024, Hussain became a founding member of the Independent Alliance parliamentary group.[27]
In June, Hussain voted against an Abortion Bill amendment that would decriminalize abortions occurring after 24 weeks of pregnancy.[12][28]
Following the announcement of a new party by Zarah Sultana and Corbyn in July 2025, he expressed his support for the initiative.[29] On 31 July 2025, he was appointed company secretary of Your Party UK Limited.[30]
In late August 2025, Hussain said he believes transgender women were not "biologically" women, and that trans people should use separate toilets to men and women, which he described as "safe third spaces".[12][31]
Personal life
[edit]Hussain lives in Wilpshire, Lancashire.[1] He is of Pakistani descent, his paternal grandfather having moved to the UK from Kharian in the 1950s.[32]
In September 2025, Hussain's first child, a daughter, was born. An X post about the news was met with many abusive responses, including sexism and Islamophobia. Hussain described the "utterly depraved" abuse as an example of a "very dark abyss of hatred and despair" he perceived in society.[33]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Jacobs, Bill (29 May 2024). "4BwD group unveils candidate for Blackburn General Election". Lancashire Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Adnan HUSSAIN person". Companies House. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Siddique, Haroon (7 July 2024). "Who are the pro-Gaza independents who unseated Labour MPs?". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Stott, Jack (16 September 2024). "Blackburn MP Adnan Hussain: Member of Parliament's first surgery". Lancashire Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Jacobs, Bill (26 August 2024). "Blackburn's new MP wants to make the town 'brilliant' again". Lancashire Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Adnan Hussain - The Law Society". solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b Humphries, Jonny (5 July 2024). "Gaza concerns fuel independent's win in Blackburn". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Bank View Solicitors Limited (Company number 10600848)". Companies House. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "One Nine Seven Investments Ltd (Company number 10500530)". Companies House. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "A & H Bros (& Others) Investments Limited (Company number 15012297)". Companies House. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Register of Interests for Mr Adnan Hussain". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Garton-Crosbie, Abbi (1 September 2025). "Your Party Faces Policy Rift After Adnan Hussain's Trans Comment". The National. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ Hussain, Adnan (27 May 2024). "I have decided to stand as an independent candidate for Blackburn in this coming general election, in order to be a much needed voice for my community". Facebook. Archived from the original on 25 August 2025.
- ^ a b c Khan, Shuiab (5 July 2024). "New Blackburn MP swamped by supporters after historic election win". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Blackburn (general election 2024)". Sky News. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ Khan, Shuiab (11 June 2024). "Packed venue greets Independent candidate at launch event". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Murray, Jessica; Al-Othman, Hannah (6 July 2024). "'Don't take us for granted': Muslim voters send message to Labour over its Gaza stance". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Leading politicians backing Ibrahim Master for Police Commissioner bid". Asian Image. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 August 2025.
- ^ Hewitt, Andrew (11 October 2006). "I'd warned Jack about his view on veils three years ago". Lancashire Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 August 2025.
- ^ Jacobs, Bill (18 March 2005). "Former deputy police boss in clear over 'domestic incident' in Blackburn". Lancashire Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 August 2025.
- ^ "New MP told public rally: 'Let's make Israel burn'". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Turner, Camilla (13 July 2024). "Pro-Palestinian MP told rally there was 'no difference' between Israeli government and Isis". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Green, Daniel (18 July 2024). "King's Speech: Government to face four amendments on two-child benefit cap". LabourList. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ staff, Politics co uk (23 July 2024). "How every MP voted on the two-child benefit cap amendment". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Gye, Hugo; Vaughan, Richard (24 July 2024). "Corbyn trying to form rebel alliance to fight Starmer after Labour benefits revolt". inews. Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Jeremy Corbyn in talks to form new group with independent MPs". BBC News. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Elgot, Jessica (2 September 2024). "Jeremy Corbyn to form alliance with four independent pro-Gaza MPs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "How East Lancashire's MPs voted on measures to decriminalise abortion". Lancashire Telegraph. 18 June 2025. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ Khan, Shuiab (20 August 2025). "Jeremy Corbyn to hold Your Party rally in Blackburn". Lancashire Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Your Party UK Ltd (Company number 16619803)". Companies House. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ Penna, Dominic (1 September 2025). "Corbyn's new party split over trans policy". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ Murtaza Ali Shah (21 August 2024). "Non-stop calls from Gujrat for Adnan Hussain who broke UK's Labour 70-year record". Geo Television Network. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ Topping, Alexandra (2 October 2025). "Blackburn MP's baby was target of 'depraved' online abuse hours after being born". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
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