Stockport’s Radical History
Newly-elected MP Nav Mishra delivers his maiden speech on the radical history of Stockport – from Friedrich Engels to the suffragettes and the town’s contribution to the fight for democracy at Peterloo.
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Newly-elected MP Nav Mishra delivers his maiden speech on the radical history of Stockport – from Friedrich Engels to the suffragettes and the town’s contribution to the fight for democracy at Peterloo.
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