NRI, Marsha Singh MP, 2005
Bradford West- Labour Party

London, May 05, 2005

Marsha Singh was elected as MP in British Parliament 2005 election. He was first elected as MP for Bradford West in 1997 and has been a member of the Commons home affairs select committee since 1997.

Marsha Singh was born October 11, 1954 and was educated at Belle Vue; Loughborough University (BA Hons Languages, Politics and Economics of Modern Europe):

He was the winner of only two seats in the country where there was a swing from Labour to the Conservatives, though not enough for the party to lose the seat. He is on the left of the party and takes the scrutiny aspect of Parliament's responsibilities very seriously, sometimes questioning ministers critically.

He has also joined occasional rebellions against the government, usually on questions of welfare and benefits. He introduced a private members' bill - Community Care (Residential Accommodation).

Trades Union: Member, UNISON- Profession: Health Service Manager. His committee interests include: Home Affairs, Education and Employment, and International Development. His Party Groups include: Chair: Bradford West Labour Party and District Labour Party. His special interests are: European Union, Health, Education. Languages Spoken: Punjabi, French, German.
Recreations: Chess, Bridge, reading.

Marsha Singh, MP for Yorkshire's Bradford,
under fire for indecent proposal

LONDON, March 14 2005

While the world media was busy tracking England debate its controversial anti-terrorist law in the House of Commons, an Indian-born Labour MP was making news of different kind_in the smoking room.

Marsha Singh, MP for Yorkshire's Bradford

That's where Marsha Singh, MP for Yorkshire's Bradford, allegedly asked a married female colleague to sleep with him for money while in an inebriated condition.

Singh is accused of having propositioned Jane Griffiths, also from Labour, in the bar on the same evening of the marathon all-night debate on anti-terrorist laws.

As the debate dragged late into the night, many MPs sought refreshment in the bar and Singh, also a former trade unionist, was drinking with colleagues in the Commons' Smoking Room.

As he was staggering in the room and colleagues attempted to curb him, he is said to have shouted a number of expletives: ``I don't want a f*****g fight, I want a s**g.'' He then apparently turned to Griffiths, the Labour MP for Reading, and said: ``I'll come with you for a s**g. How much do you charge?''

Griffiths, featured on the front page of 'The Mail on Sunday', said: ``It is a disgraceful thing to say. It is unlike Marsha. When people have too much to drink, they do things they regret.''

A Sikh who does not wear a turban, Singh has largely avoided controversy in his career.

Another female Labour MP, Helen Clark, who represents Peterborough, was also present at the time and said: ``I am sure Marsha will regret it. It is utterly out of character. This is bad behaviour wherever it happens. But it did happen.''

A Labour Whip was reportedly requested to come in and restrain Singh who has not as yet given a statement about the incident.

Singh, 50, is a widower whose wife, Sital, passed away in 2001. He has two children. The Punjab-born MP was raised in Yorkshire and worked with the National Health Service before winning a seat in the 1997 general election.

With a large number of Muslims in his constituency, Singh has also been a vocal critic of the Iraq war.

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