The 2024 general election marked a historic milestone: a record 263 women were elected as MPs. Together, women make up 40% of all MPs sitting in the House of Commons.
In the months leading up to this election, the founder of Women’s Parliamentary Radio, Boni Sones OBE, along with journalist Associates Jackie Ashley and Deborah McGurran, launched a new initiative: Groundbreakers.
Their aim was to capture the voices and stories of some of the most influential women in British parliamentary history. Through in-depth interviews, they documented the personal and political journeys of 13 of Parliament’s leading women, 11 of whom are still active in politics today as Baronesses in the Lords.
At this Groundbreakers film preview we will share highlights from those interviews, recorded in 2024 and now preserved at the Churchill Archives Centre. These interviews offer a unique window into the experiences of women who helped pave the way — and continue to shape — the future of British politics.
Tea and coffee to be served
Mount Pleasant
Cambridge, CB3 0BN
United Kingdom