Jo Swinson addressing the Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton on 26 September 2012
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IR When first elected you were the youngest MP in the House of Commons for several years. How did it feel being a very young female MP?
JS Westminster can be daunting for any new MP, though it didn’t help that sometimes I was pigeonholed as the ‘Baby of the House’ — not my favourite title! But once people get to know you they don’t focus on age or gender. I love my job and what I do and so once I settled in it was fine.
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