About this episode
Naushabah Khan shares her journey as the first woman MP for Gillingham and Rainham, discussing her experiences and challenges in politics.
In this episode of Meet the MP, host Nicola Richards sits down with Naushabah Khan, the Labour MP for Gillingham and Rainham and the first woman ever to represent the constituency. Born in Chatham and raised in Gillingham, Khan shares her deeply personal journey from a politics-obsessed childhood to a career spanning housing, regeneration, and homelessness before entering Westminster. Khan reflects on the whirlwind of her first 18 months as an MP, from battling imposter syndrome in her ...
People in this episode
Host: Nicola Richards
Guest: Naushabah Khan
Topics covered
- politics
- housing
- regeneration
- homelessness
Keywords
- Labour MP
- Gillingham and Rainham
- imposter syndrome
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Places: Gillingham, Rainham, Chatham
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