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1 week ago

New Green MP calls for tolerance and inclusivity in first Commons speech

Four weeks ago today I was in college, a plumber learning how to plaster, and today I'm in parliament, as an MP. And being here is the honour of my life. But I don't want this to be unusual or exceptional. I truly believe that anyone doing a job like mine should get a seat on these benches.
UK politics
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New Green MP given police escort after being confronted by anti-trans activists

After her speech, Spencer was making her way across Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre and was confronted by anti-trans activists who questioned her views, before a scuffle broke out between groups. Video footage taken at the screen and subsequently shared on social media shows Spencer being chased by two men, one which was wearing a placard that read 'There's No Such Thing As A Transgender Child' and the other wearing one that said 'Keep Men Out Of Women's Spaces'.
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2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer abandoned net zero to court Reform voters. He failed

Internal conflict between Starmer's pro-climate stance and skeptical advisers has weakened Labour's environmental messaging, contributing to the loss of a safe seat to the Green Party in a byelection.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Hannah Spencer: the Green MP speaking to everyday people's frustrations

Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber and Green party councillor, became the first Green party MP in northern England by winning the Gorton and Denton seat from Labour, a historically safe Labour constituency.
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