200 female MPs gather for suffragette-inspired photocall in Parliament
Around 200 female MPs gathered in Parliament for a suffragette-inspired photocall, celebrating the suffrage movement's legacy.
This event was a tribute to the women's suffrage movement, with each MP wearing a handcrafted suffragette sash, created by Newport seamstresses.
The occasion marked the 97th anniversary of the Equal Franchise Act 1928, the legislation that granted women the right to vote on equal terms with men.
The sashes, personalised with each MP’s rank in the historical list of women elected to the UK Parliament, were designed in the iconic suffragette colours: purple, white, and green.
Welsh seamstresses based at Re:Make, Newport with Deputy PM Angela Rayner MP, Jessica Morden, MP for Newport East, and Ruth Jones, MP for Newport West and Islwyn. (Image: Supplied) Centenary........
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