Sonia Kumar

Sonia Kumar is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dudley since 2024.

Sonia Kumar MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament for Dudley
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Marco Longhi
Majority	1,900 (5.3%)
Personal details
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour

Kumar was an NHS physiotherapist before becoming an MP.^[1]

Parliamentary career

In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, Kumar's opponent Marco Longhi, the Conservative MP for Dudley, was accused of "dog-whistle" tactics against Kumar. His campaign sent leaflets to British Pakistani and Kashmiri Muslims drawing attention to Kumar's Hindu surname (writing it in capital letters and underlined), arguing that she would not support Kashmir while in Parliament.^[2] She was later elected MP for Dudley with 12,215 votes (34%).^[3][4]