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Slow was as the the Speaker Speaker is is a a pound pound the the first first elected elected the the uk's uk's first first ever ever black black lady lady man man and and now now more more than than three three decades decades later later it it is is elected elected the the first first ever ever having having indeed indeed I I believe believe the the first first ever ever to to any any European European parliament parliament a a gloss glass seating seating has has truly truly been been broken broken yes yes and and always always sin sin city city hope hope that that many many more more like like me me who who follow follow in in the the years years and and decades decades to to come come yeah yeah Mr Mr Speaker Speaker the the not not but but what what has has been been connected collected the the achieved achieved has has not not escaped escaped me me behind the hand of of history history the the huge huge excitement excitement anticipation anticipation and and she she expectations expectations what what you you have have really really on on my my shoulders shoulders amongst amongst the the tree tree thousands thousands of of goodwill goodwill messages messages from from around around the the globe globe one one individual individual very very succinctly succinctly put put it it I I feel feel really really happy happy because because finally finally there's there's some some of of that that looks looks like like me me sitting sitting in in parliament parliament right right how how to to speak speak always always most most overwhelmed overwhelmed during during a a recent recent trip trip up up North North when when an elderly elderly gentleman gentleman walk walk up up to to me me with with tears tears streaming streaming down down is as always always and and said said I'm I'm proud proud son son because because I I didn't didn't think think that that I I would would see see this this in in my my life life like like it it is is a a sense sense of of belonging belonging when when you you get get buddy buddy school school for or looking looking different different when when you you stand stand out out from from the the crowd crowd it it is is a a case case of of being being respected respected and and embraced embraced by by your your fellow fellow countrymen countrymen and and women women within within the the highest highest echelons echelons of of the the establishment establishment what and what could could demonstrate demonstrate great great her embrace embrace been being being elected elected to to serve serve and and sit sit on on these these Green Green branches branches and and this this August August House House in in the the mother mother of of all all parliaments parliaments when when I I served served as as men man in in 20 11 20 11 integration integration was was my my Middle Middle theme theme the the message message that that I I consistently consistently took took out out to our community to our schools the various faith groups and the wider community was that we should all be proud of our own distinct identity whatever that might be but we should also be proud of all shit heritage and for those of us who are born tough in Britain or British nationals we should also be proud to be British