From Bradford to Westminster: Faith, Identity, and Power (Naz Shah)
4/5/20261 hr 11 min
How did Naz Shah’s experience growing up in Bradford and her experience with her family in the legal system influence her to go into politics? What does it mean for a political party to truly “stand for something” in modern Britain? How can faith influence politics in a secular society?
Rory and Alastair are joined by Labour MP, Naz Shah, to discuss all this and more.
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First 90 secondsAlastair Campbell· Host0:00
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Rory Stewart· Host0:12
[upbeat music] Welcome to The Rest is Politics Leading with me, Rory Stewart.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:24
And me, Alastair Campbell, and we are with Naz Shah.
Rory Stewart· Host0:27
So before we get going, a content warning. What we're about to discuss in terms of Naz's own personal life includes references to sexual abuse, violence, rape, murder, and if you are a listener who is concerned with these issues, please be aware of that content if you choose to continue to listen to this program.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:48
Naz Shah is the Labour MP for Bradford West in Yorkshire, but that is a single fact behind which lies a pretty remarkable backstory. It's really hard to know where to start. Let me just sort of, a few thoughts off the top of my head. One of your earliest memories was the sight and sound of your father beating your mother, a father who then left the family for a sixteen-year-old next-door neighbor. A mother then into another abusive relationship with somebody you knew as Uncle Azam, who was raping your mother and allowing other men to rape her. Age twelve, sent to Pakistan. Not long thereafter, a forced marriage, and in a way then came