Saqib Bhatti

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Name: Saqib Bhatti

Born: 18 June 1985

Party: Conservative

Constituency: Meriden

Saqib Bhatti is a British Conservative politician who was born on June 18th, 1985. He graduated with an honorary doctorate from Aston University in Business Administration. In 2018, he was elected President of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, becoming the youngest person and first Muslim to accomplish it.

Bhatti is a prominent figure in the United Kingdom’s Muslim political scene. He helped found Muslims for Britain, which advocated for the UK to leave the EU during the Brexit referendum. He claimed that EU regulations have kept South Asian immigration at bay and that Brexit would make it easier. He’s a senior policy adviser with the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe as of 2018.

At the 2019 general election, Bhatti was chosen to run in the safe Conservative seat of Meriden, overcoming Nick Timothy. In 2020, Saqib was appointed Private Parliamentary Secretary to the Department for International Trade.  He is now a Private Parliamentary Secretary in the Department of Health and Social Care, working for the Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP.

He was made an MBE in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to diversity and inclusion in the corporate world.

Links

https://www.saqibbhatti.org.uk/about-saqib-bhatti

Last Election Results:

Saqib Bhatti won 34,358 votes out of a possible 54,161. This represents a 63.4% share and a 22,836 majority in his constituency. There was a voter turnout of 63.4%.

Voting History Snapshot

Voted Aye to the Health and Social Care Levy Bill: Third Reading.

Voted Aye to the Nationality and Borders Bill: Second Reading

Voted Nay to the Opposition day: EU Settlement Scheme

Voted Aye to the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill: Third Reading

Voted Nay to the Opposition Day: Supporting Small Business

Voted Nay to the Opposition Motion: Free School Meals

Contact Details

Phone:  0207 219 3423

Email:  saqib.bhatti@parliament.uk

631 Warwick Road
Solihull
B91 1AR

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