Royal Holloway and Bedford New College Students Visit Parliament

I met with the students and Professor Nicolas Allen who was teaching the course on the ‘Parliamentary Studies’ module at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London. The students visited Parliament on 19 March 2025 and I joined them for a roundtable discussion.

As an alumna of Bedford College, which merged with Royal Holloway in 1985 I was pleased to speak to the students. We had a wide ranging discussion about Parliament, my work as an MP and democracy. Many said they would go on to pursue a career in politics. I said I would never have thought having been taught by my parents “Upon Westminster Bridge” by Wordsworth that I would one day be working overlooking Westminster Bridge. All experience can be used.