Thomas William Rutland[1] (born February 1992) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for East Worthing and Shoreham since July 2024.

He read philosophy, politics, and economics (PPE) at Jesus College, Oxford between 2010 and 2013, graduating with an upper second class honours degree.

[6][7] After university, Rutland worked on Tessa Jowell's unsuccessful 2015 campaign to be chosen as Labour's candidate for Mayor of London and then as a parliamentary researcher for Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, a Labour member of the House of Lords.

[12] Rutland was a councillor for Streatham Common and Vale ward on Lambeth London Borough Council from 2022 to 2024.

[15] Rutland was elected as a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on 21st October 2024.