Dubbed as the 'mighty atom' as she only stood four foot ten, Ellen Wilkinson was a surefire force to be reckoned with. She was elected to parliament to be Middlesbrough's Labour MP in 1924 ...

The headline change was swapping a portrait of Nigel Lawson, Margaret Thatcher’s chancellor, with one of Ellen Wilkinson – a ... to parliament as the Labour MP for Middlesbrough East in ...

Wilkinson became known as “Red Ellen”, thanks to her flaming hair ... possibly linked to a rumoured relationship with fellow Labour MP Herbert Morrison. She had also had an extramarital ...

Their MP, Ellen Wilkinson was with them as they came south to petition parliament. Christine Collette remembers the men and their champion, 'Red Ellen'. In October 1936, a group 200 men from the ...

Ellen Wilkinson, Labour MP for Middlesborough, elected in 1924, refused to conform to Astor’s dress code. Nicknamed “Red Ellen” for her socialist views and fiery red hair, she had a ...

AS International Women's Day approaches, a new book charts the history of female MPs and their achievements over the past 100 years, including Middlesbrough’s ‘Red Ellen’. IN 1919, Nancy ...

tells the remarkable story of Ellen Wilkinson, who served as Labour MP for Middlesbrough East from 1924 to 1931. The production, staged jointly by the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Nottingham ...

The forgotten story of firebrand MP Ellen Wilkinson who led the Jarrow March and helped bring the plight of the North East unemployed to national attention will be back in the spotlight this week ...

The headline change was swapping a portrait of Nigel Lawson, Margaret Thatcher’s chancellor, with one of Ellen Wilkinson – a trailblazing politician ... she was first elected to parliament as the ...