Yvonne Ridley
Yvonne Ridley is an independent candidate in Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West in the UK Parliamentary general election.
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About Yvonne Ridley
Wikipedia
Yvonne Ridley is a British journalist, author and politician who holds several committee positions with the Alba Party in Scotland. She was a former chair of the National Council of the now-defunct Respect Party. Ridley made global headlines when she was captured by the Taliban in 2001 after the events of 9/11 and before the start of the U.S.-led war. Two years later she converted to Islam. She is a vocal supporter of Palestine, which she took up as a schoolgirl in her native County Durham. She is an avid critic of Zionism and of Western media portrayals and foreign policy in the War on Terror, and has undertaken speaking tours throughout the Muslim world as well as America, Europe and Australia. She has been called "something close to a celebrity in the Islamic world" by the journalist Rachel Cooke, and in 2008 Ridley said that she had been voted the "most recognisable woman in the Islamic world" by Islam Online.
Read more on Wikipedia| Date | Election | Party | Results | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: UK Parliamentary general election | Independent | (Results due after 04 July 2024) | Position not available |
| 2022 | Jedburgh and District: Scottish Borders local election | Alba Party | We do not collect voting data for Single Transferable Vote elections. | Position not available |
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