MP Mishra was elected as the Member of Parliament for Stockport at the 2019 General Election. In January 2020, Navendu was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Shadow Secretary of State for Education Angela Rayner. After Ms. Rayner’s election as Chair and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in April 2020, he was again appointed as her PPS. His policy interests include transport, environment and housing. He is a member of several All Party Parliamentary Groups, including Rail, Fairtrade, Woods & Trees, Cricket and Beer. In addition, he is a member of Unite and USDAW trade unions.
Before entering politics, Navendu worked as a shop-floor trade unionist in Stockport before becoming an organiser for Unison trade union, where he organised care workers in precarious employment to fight against their condition.