Tulip 'Labour Newcomer MP of the Year'

Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Rizwana Siddiq has received an award for “Labour Newcomer MP of the Year” at the annual Patchwork Foundation Awards in Westminster.

Tulip, granddaughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, recently received the award from Speaker of the House of Commons John Simon Bercow, according to a message received in Dhaka on Friday.

“I was so proud to receive a certificate for Labour Newcomer of the Year and to speak to the brilliant volunteers about life as an MP,” reads a Facebook post of Tulip, daughter of Sheikh Rehana.

The Patchwork Foundation is a UK-wide organisation that supports the integration of different communities into British democracy and civil society.

Patchwork's annual awards provide politicians with the opportunity to reflect on the projects and campaigns led by the organisation. Tulip has worked hard over the last year on a wide range of issues, including the campaign to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and on Early Years.

The organisation enjoys support from both UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn.

Tulip retained her Hampstead and Kilburn seat in the June 8 elections. She polled 34,464 votes against her Conservative rival's (Claire-Louise Leyland) 18,904.

Tulip was first elected to represent the constituency in the May 2015 general elections.

After the elections, she was inducted into the Labour Party's shadow cabinet and joined shadow minister of education Angela Rayner's team as the shadow minister of early years education.

She, however, resigned as the shadow minister following Corbyn's decision to impose a three-line whip on Labour MPs to vote in favour of triggering Article 50.

Tulip's maiden speech in the House of Commons was rated among top seven memorable speeches, according to a ranking by BBC.

She was a former councillor in Regent's Park and cabinet member for culture and communities in Camden Council.

Born in Mitcham, London in 1982, Tulip completed two Master's degrees in English literature and politics, policy and government from King's College London.