Sureena Brackenridge

Sureena Brackenridge (born 1975) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton North East since July 2024.

Early life Sureena Brackenridge was born and raised on the Ashmore Park council estate in Wednesfield.

Career

Teaching Brackenridge obtained a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Wolverhampton. She then volunteered at the Molineux Study Centre, working with teenagers from severely disadvantaged backgrounds

Political Brackenridge was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Wolverhampton North East in November 2022. She was elected as the MP for Wolverhampton North East in the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,422 votes. She made her maiden speech on 25 July

In November 2024, Brackenridge voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

She has made parliamentary contributions on education, apprenticeship and training issues; supporting Free Breakfast Clubs and VAT on independent schools.

Brackenridge backed calls from Jamie Oliver to improve how schools identify and support children with dyslexia. She was among those to contribute to the Channel 4 programme Jamie's Dyslexia Revolution, where she argued the answer was "better teacher training, not an hour after a very busy school day. It's not rocket science, but with a change in culture... we can do this”. In September 2025, the government announced the second phase of the ‘Pride in Place / Plan for Neighbourhoods' programme, allocating £3.38 billion targeting these areas. Brackenridge’s constituency received an allocation of the funding.

Personal life Sureena Brackenridge is married to Greg Brackenridge, who served as the 162nd Mayor of Wolverhampton from 2021 to 2022; Sureena was the mayoress of Wolverhampton during his tenure. They have two children together.

In September 2024, it emerged that Brackenridge's husband, Greg Brackenridge, had falsely claimed to be a Royal Marines veteran in election material for Wolverhampton City Council and in statements to the media throughout his political career including after being elected. Brackenridge subsequently faced scrutiny over her inclusion of the same false claims regarding his military service in her own election material during her parliamentary campaign.