Dawn is the Member of Parliament for Brent East  and commits her time in parliament to representing groups and people in society that are often underrepresented.

In 2017 Dawn became the first MP in its history to sign a question in the House of Commons using British Sign Language. Dawn used sign language in her question to highlight the need to give the language full legal status.

Dawn continues to run successful campaigns on Employment Tribunal Fees and is now pushing for the Government to publish full equality impact assessments on their policies.

Dawn was named the “most promising feminist under 35” by New Statesman magazine and was honoured as MP of the year at the 2009 Women in Public Life Awards. Since returning to Parliament Dawn was awarded two Patchwork Foundation awards, having been voted People’s Choice 2016 Labour MP of the Year and next receiving the Overall MP of the Year award in 2017. In 2020 named one of the 25 most influential women in the UK by Vogue.

Dawn served as Labour’s Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities between 2017-2020 and brings her vast experience of these issues to her role as an Ask for Angela Ambassador.