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Kirith Entwistle
Kirith Entwistle (née Kaur Ahluwalia; born c. 1991),[1] is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Bolton North East since the 2024 general election.[2][3][4] [5] BackgroundKirith Entwistle was born in Southall, London. Her grandparents are Kenyan Indians who migrated to the United Kingdom during the 1970s. Her father, originally from Delhi, moved to the UK in the 1980s.[6] Entwistle graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in American Studies.[7] According to Bolton News, Entwhistle "works for a charity campaigning against loneliness and previously for the Royal British Legion".[4] Prior to her election, she was a policy, communications and public affairs manager for WaveLength Charity.[8] She is the first Sikh to represent Bolton North East.[9] She was also previously a member of the Young Fabians executive committee. Parliamentary careerEntwistle was elected as Labour MP for the Bolton North East constituency in the 2024 general election.[10] In November 2024, Entwistle voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[11] References
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