Mhairi Black skewering Dowden demonstrates why she’ll be sorely missed

Mhairi Black enjoyed a friendly exchange with Oliver Dowden during Prime Minister’s Questions today.

The SNP’s deputy Westminster spokesperson was elected as the youngest MP in 350 years in 2015, the same year Dowden became the MP for Hertsmere.

She announced that she will be standing down as an MP at the next election on Tuesday, citing a “toxic workplace” culture inside Westminster as one of the reasons why.

This exchange highlights why she will be missed:

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Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.