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Member
Speaking in the House of Commons on 3 September 2024
Debate
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillContribution
In 1919, Plymouth, which makes up a significant proportion of my constituency and is my home city, saw its Member of Parliament, Nancy Astor, become the first female to take a seat in the House of Commons. Since then, a female MP has represented at least a part of Plymouth for all but 11 years. The longest gap in female MPs was from 2017 to 2024. I am delighted to have brought an end to the drought, picking up the baton of Plymouth’s six former female MPs and also becoming the first woman in South West Devon. Nancy Astor herself said in her maiden speech just over 100 years ago:
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