WASPI mention in the Commemoration of the Matchgirl’s Strike – 16 July 2025

17th July 2025

Supportive MPs take every opportunity to remind the government of WASPI Women. Here is MP Jim Shannon, DUP Strangford reminding the House of Commons of the ongoing injustice experienced by WASPI women.

“I commend the hon. Lady on bringing forward this debate. She is absolutely right to celebrate the strike of 1888. Does she agree that the spirit of the matchgirls lives on in our women today? An example of that in my constituency and in hers is that of the WASPI women, who refused to take the wrong done to them lying down, and fought for recognition and fair compensation. The fight that began with the matchgirls’ strike in 1888 clearly still lives on in 2025.”