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

Former plumber Hannah Spencer, who won Gorton and Denton byelection, also says more MPs from manual working backgrounds are needed

Hannah Spencer, the Green MP who won last month's Gorton and Denton byelection, has used her first speech in the Commons to call for tolerance and inclusivity, and to argue for more people from manual working backgrounds to be elected to parliament.

Saying she wanted to make hope normal again", Spencer used a speech in a debate about International Women's Day to say she had found out that some children had dressed up for events marking the day at their schools as Hannah the plumber", wearing overalls and copying her distinctive hairstyle.