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| Mhairi Black's maiden speech tops 10m online views | Mhairi Black's maiden speech tops 10m online views |
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| The maiden speech by Westminster's youngest MP Mhairi Black has been viewed online more than 10 million times. | The maiden speech by Westminster's youngest MP Mhairi Black has been viewed online more than 10 million times. |
| The 20-year-old SNP politician made her first speech in the House of Commons on Tuesday. | The 20-year-old SNP politician made her first speech in the House of Commons on Tuesday. |
| She paid tribute to her constituency, attacked benefit sanctions and challenged Labour to work with the SNP to create effective opposition. | She paid tribute to her constituency, attacked benefit sanctions and challenged Labour to work with the SNP to create effective opposition. |
| The speech became a viral hit and has been racking up millions of views. | The speech became a viral hit and has been racking up millions of views. |
| Mhairi Black's first speech: Five things we learned | Mhairi Black's first speech: Five things we learned |
| It has been watched more than 8 million times on Channel 4 and Buzzfeed's Facebook pages, with hundreds of thousands of views on newspaper sites, YouTube and the SNP's own site. On the BBC it has been viewed 150,000 times. | |
| SNP Westminster Leader Angus Robertson said: "Mhairi's outstanding maiden speech was principled and passionate. She is without a doubt a huge credit to Paisley and to the SNP. | |
| "The House of Commons listened in silence to its youngest member remind us all why we are sitting in our place and those we were elected to speak for - it is of no surprise that this message had resonance far beyond the walls of Westminster. | "The House of Commons listened in silence to its youngest member remind us all why we are sitting in our place and those we were elected to speak for - it is of no surprise that this message had resonance far beyond the walls of Westminster. |
| "That millions of people across the UK and abroad watched her speech is staggering." | "That millions of people across the UK and abroad watched her speech is staggering." |