We are sad to hear that Ann Widdecombe, Conservative MP for Maidstone (1987-2010) has died. Ann was well-known for her socially conservative views and later career as a TV personality. In her interview for our Oral History Project, she described sitting in the Commons for the first time as an MP.👇
"Before Parliament actually met for the first time, I went into the chamber and I'd always said, I'll believe I'm going to get elected when I feel the green leather under me. And so I went to sit on the green leather and while I was there sitting on the green leather in an empty chamber, Jakes Arnold, who was the MP for Kentish seat as well, he came in as well and he said, oh, are you having a bounce? And I said, well, I'm just convincing myself it's real. So we both did. We both sat on the leather benches and bounced a bit."
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We are sad to hear that Ann Widdecombe, Conservative MP for Maidstone (1987-2010) has died. Ann was well-known for her socially conservative views and later career as a TV personality. In her interview for our Oral History Project, she described sitting in the Commons for the first time as an MP.👇
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