Britain’s newest Jewish MP has told of the emotional moment when she entered the House of Commons chamber for the first time after being elected.
But Ruth Smeeth said her victory in Stoke-on-Trent North felt “bittersweet” after Labour lost the election.
She won with 15,429 votes – a majority of 4,836 – five years after losing in the Burton-on-Trent constituency.
“My result came through at 9.30am on Friday, it was a very, very late one,” she said. “I was selected by the local party in April last year so it has been a 12-month campaign.