Hannah Spencer MP: Hope Is BACK | Dalia Gebrial Meets Hannah Spencer & Faiza Shaheen
March 29, 2026
Novara Media
Last week at EartH Hackney, Dalia Gebrial sat down with Hannah Spencer, the new MP for Gorton and Denton, and Faiza Shaheen, the director of Tax Justice UK, to talk about Hannah's landslide victory, her first few weeks in Parliament, and what a wealth tax would actually look like. What approach did Faiza and Hannah take with Reform voters when out canvassing together? What lessons must progressives learn from past failures? And what are the conspiracy theories swirling around about Hannah online? This conversation was part of an evening hosted by Planet B Productions and Novara Media, marking the launch of our new podcast series Death in Westminster.
Listen here: https://novaramedia.com/category/audio/death-in-westminster/ 00:00 Introduction 02:38 Hannah’s First Weeks in Parliament 03:31 A Green Landslide 05:30 Faiza’s Journey Into Politics: Teachings From her Parents 07:23 Hannah’s Journey Into Politics: the Betrayal of the Pandemic 10:47 How Did Hannah Convince Reform Voters to Vote for Her? 13:14 Time for Tax Justice for the UK 16:38 Strategies for Progressives Moving Forward 20:17 The Case for the Wealth Tax 22:51 What Do We Need in Order to Implement a Wealth Tax? 26:09 The Threat of Misinformation Online 28:50 The Threat of Islamophobia 32:52 How Would a Wealth Tax Actually Work in Detail? 33:35 How to Beat Reform but Not Vote Labour? 37:18 Final Message for People Support our work: http://novara.media/support Buy Novara Media merch: https://shop.novaramedia.com/ Discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Novara_Media/
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