The Green party MP for Gorton and Denton made her maiden speech in the House of Commons on Thursday during a debate marking International Women’s Day. She listed the names of women honoured by the people of Manchester, saying they 'give a nod' to the statue of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst, and remember activist Hannah Mitchell, trade unionist Mary Quaile and mill worker Annie Kenney
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