As reported by Rod Stanley for DAZED DIGITAL.

Chuka Umunna is a lot of things to a lot of people: a leader in social media, a listening ear to the youth concerning their culture, a fashion icon and, most importantly, a Member of London’s Parliament for Streatham.  Embarking on its 20th anniversary, Dazed Digital recently sat down with the 32 year old MP, who happens to be part-Nigerian, to discuss politics, fashion and street smarts.

Here is a an excerpt from the Q & A:

“At 32, he’s already been tipped as a future leader, which if nothing else says that hype is as much a problem in politics as in today’s indie scene, and he has also – somewhat inevitably – attracted the tag of Britain’s Obama, something he has shrugged off with the stock reply, “I’m quite happy being Streatham’s Chuka Umunna.” On the sweltering day we first meet at his parliamentary office, Hackgate is in full swing – photographers hang around outside the security gates and the smell of scandal hangs headily in the air. One month later, we talk again, after the worst rioting in the UK in decades erupts out of the blue and tears apart London and other cities, including parts of Umunna’s own constituency. In a political world as volatile as this, we wanted to find out how someone as seemingly grounded as him made sense of it all.”

For more, go to DAZED DIGITAL.

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