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| Nadia Whittome: Youngest MP had been looking for temp work | Nadia Whittome: Youngest MP had been looking for temp work |
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| The House of Commons' youngest MP says she had been looking for temporary Christmas jobs before winning her seat in the snap general election. | |
| Nadia Whittome is the new Baby of the House after topping the poll in Nottingham East with a 17,393 majority. | Nadia Whittome is the new Baby of the House after topping the poll in Nottingham East with a 17,393 majority. |
| The 23-year-old was picked as Labour's candidate after Chris Leslie quit the party to stand as an independent. | The 23-year-old was picked as Labour's candidate after Chris Leslie quit the party to stand as an independent. |
| She has pledged to donate a large chunk of her MP salary to the local community. | She has pledged to donate a large chunk of her MP salary to the local community. |
| The former hate crime support worker said the speed at which events unfolded with the calling of the snap election took her by surprise. | The former hate crime support worker said the speed at which events unfolded with the calling of the snap election took her by surprise. |
| "I never thought a few months ago when I was applying for Christmas temp work, minimum wage work, that I wouldn't need it because I'd be an MP by Christmas," she said. | "I never thought a few months ago when I was applying for Christmas temp work, minimum wage work, that I wouldn't need it because I'd be an MP by Christmas," she said. |
| Ms Whittome, who was raised in a single-parent household in the city, said she first got involved in politics as a teenager in 2013. | Ms Whittome, who was raised in a single-parent household in the city, said she first got involved in politics as a teenager in 2013. |
| "What politicised me was the introduction of the bedroom tax," she said. | "What politicised me was the introduction of the bedroom tax," she said. |
| "I was living in The Meadows, where I still live now, and we were being directly impacted by austerity measures. | "I was living in The Meadows, where I still live now, and we were being directly impacted by austerity measures. |
| "I saw first-hand my neighbours, friends and family struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table. | "I saw first-hand my neighbours, friends and family struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table. |
| "That's what made me mobilise and join the fight back against the Tory government." | "That's what made me mobilise and join the fight back against the Tory government." |
| Ms Whittome has already said a significant chunk of her £79,468 MP salary will be given back to the local community. | Ms Whittome has already said a significant chunk of her £79,468 MP salary will be given back to the local community. |
| "I've pledged to take an average workers' wage which the Office for National Statistics calculates as being just over £35,000 a year," she said. | "I've pledged to take an average workers' wage which the Office for National Statistics calculates as being just over £35,000 a year," she said. |
| "I'll be donating the rest to local causes. That includes charities, strike funds, grassroots projects that are working so hard in the face of austerity." | "I'll be donating the rest to local causes. That includes charities, strike funds, grassroots projects that are working so hard in the face of austerity." |
| She defended Labour's election manifesto but will not be drawn on who should replace Jeremy Corbyn as party leader. | She defended Labour's election manifesto but will not be drawn on who should replace Jeremy Corbyn as party leader. |
| "The reason we lost the election is not because we were too left-wing, it's because Brexit dominated the election," she said. | "The reason we lost the election is not because we were too left-wing, it's because Brexit dominated the election," she said. |
| "I think there are many good MPs in our party who would make good leaders. We don't know who's standing yet." | "I think there are many good MPs in our party who would make good leaders. We don't know who's standing yet." |
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