I’m not inclined to think that Tory candidate Matt Hancock is much good at anything but he certainly wasnt paying attention in his school history lessons.
The first woman MP elected to the UK Parliament as he seems to like tweeting was not the Tory Nancy Astor but Sinn Fein’s Constance Markievicz who was elected for Dublin St Patrick’s in December 1918. In line with Sinn Fein policy she didnt take her seat in the UK Parliament but was active in 32 County Irish politics from 1919.
The Parliament UK website is a useful guide for Mr Hancock and others:
Details of the impressive life of Constance Markievicz are here:
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