Rosie Wrighting
British politician
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Rosie May Wrighting (born 28 July 1997) is a British Labour Party politician and former fashion buyer who has served as Member of Parliament for Kettering since 2024.[2][3] At the age of 26, she was the youngest female MP elected at the 2024 general election.[4]
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kettering | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Hollobone |
| Majority | 3,900 (7.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rosie May Wrighting 28 July 1997[1] Kettering, Northamptonshire, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Education | Bishop Stopford School Montsaye Academy |
| University of Westminster (BA) | |
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Early life
Wrighting was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire to Cindy Wrighting.[5] Her mother has been the chief executive officer of youth charity Youth Works.[6]
Wrighting grew up in Geddington and was educated at Bishop Stopford School and Montsaye Academy.[7] She studied Fashion at the University of Westminster.[8]
Career
Wrighting joined the Labour Party in 2020 at the age of 22 while studying at university and became chair of the Westminster North Constituency Labour Party.[6] She unsuccessfully stood for election to the Little Venice ward in the 2022 Westminster City Council election.[9] In November 2023, she was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Kettering.[7] Prior to her political career, Wrighting worked as a buyer for online fashion retailer ASOS before leaving to focus on her campaign full time.[6]
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Wrighting described wanting more opportunities for people in her community as the motivation for standing as a prospective parliamentary candidate for Labour, specifically on housing and economic security. She has also said she wants to focus on improving access to mental health services, including for young people.[10]
In November 2024, Wrighting announced that she would vote in favour of the assisted dying bill.[11]
In September 2025, Wrighting was appointed as parliamentary private secretary to the then Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting. [12] Wrighting remained in this role until 15 May 2026 when she announced via X (formerly Twitter) that she was resigning.[13]
This came following the resignations of several junior ministers on the 12 May 2026, including; Miatta Fahnbulleh who resigned from the position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Devolution, Faith and Communities and Jess Phillips who resigned as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls. These resignations arose after growing calls from within and out the Labour Party for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to resign following Labour's significant losses in the 2026 United Kingdom local elections. On the 14 May 2026 Wes Streeting resigned as Health Secretary.[14]
On the 16 May 2026, Wrighting spoke at the Progress think tank conference held in London, Wes Streeting gave his first speech after his resignation at the same conference. Streeting would later confirm after his speech that he would run in a Labour leadership contest if one was triggered.[15]