Green MP Hannah Spencer makes maiden speech in parliament

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. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 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 UK politics live – latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/mar/12/mandelson-starmer-epstein-iran-latest-news-updates Several Labour MPs in talks with Greens about defecting to the party, sources say ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/12/labour-mps-in-talks-defecting-green-party-sources-say The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianLive #HannahSpencer #greenparty #greenmp #politics #uk