Harpreet Uppal was elected as Labour MP for Huddersfield in 2024, succeeding the long serving Labour MP Barry Sheerman, who had represented the seat continuously since 1979 and stood down at the election. Her parliamentary career is still measured in months, but unlike most of the 2024 Labour intake she was pulled into a frontbench adjacent role within weeks of arrival, serving as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner from 19 July 2024 to 11 September 2025.