She's someone from a working class background who got into Cambridge and graduated with a degree in history, going on to be the first Black female MP in British history. She has served in parliament for 30 years and won her seat at the last election with an increased majority, taking 75% of the vote and leaving the Conservatives 35,000 votes behind.
She also received almost half the total amount of abusive twitter posts sent to MP's during the last election, making her by far the biggest victim of right-wing bullies.