Preet Kaur Gill (born 21 November 1972) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Edgbaston since 2017.
Gill credits her father and Baron Tarsem King of West Bromwich as her main inspirations for her ambition to enter politics.
[14] In March 2019, Gill signed a letter supporting the People's Vote campaign for a second referendum on EU membership.
[21] On 19 December 2021, Gill was criticised by some social media users over a tweet she later deleted that referred to a "Hindu terrorist" behind the act of violence at Golden Temple in Amritsar.
[22][23][24] On 23 February 2023, The Guardian reported on comments Gill made in a WhatsApp group which appeared to undermine Sikh victims of sexual violence.
Gill was alleged to have accused the women surveyed of using "very dangerous language" and urged them to submit apologies to gurdwaras.
A Labour spokesperson stated "though we cannot comment on leaked WhatsApp messages, Preet would never downplay abuse or violence".
[32] In December 2018, she was one of the recipients of the Giving Voice award, presented by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
[33] In December 2020, Gill won the overall prize at the MP of the Year Awards organised by the Patchwork Foundation,[34] for "her consistent championing of young people, representation of the Sikh Community and initiative to tackle Fuel Poverty via a strategic campaign aimed at the UK's biggest fuel companies.