Entering Westminster for the first time is a mad scramble for any new MP, but for Miatta Fahnbulleh the past couple of months have been especially intense. I've been pretty busy, she says, laughing at the understatement. You have to set up a parliamentary office, you have to set up a constituency operation and then I got the privilege of being asked to be a minister, so you've got to step into that as well.
Youth is very much a factor, with Labour boasting the first British MP born in the 21st century. Military experience is another: the new member for Leyton and Wanstead is just one of several veterans in the Labour ranks.
All of them face huge challenges as Labour settles back into power but each comes to the job with enthusiasm and ambition to burn.
As the Labour party conference gets under way in Liverpool today, one of the most striking outcomes of the 2024 election will be on full display: more than half of the Labour MPs elected in July are completely new to the job.
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