Spelman is the Conservative MP for Meriden but will be standing down at this election after 22 years, citing abuse she’s received as one of her reasons.
She is also the Second Estate’s Church Commissioner, who acts as a liaison between the Church of England and parliament, answering MPs’ questions on the Church.
On Thursday, Spelman stood at the despatch box for her last Church Commissioner’s Questions, which was kicked-off by her thanking her staff.
“I would like to record my heartfelt thanks to my small team of staff, especially my constituency secretary who has faithfully served me for 20 out of 22 years. I think we often forget that it is the staff who are on the front line of much of the abuse that we are receiving and I really want to record my admiration for their fortitude.”
The Christian politician was praised by MPs Rachel Maskell, Pauline Latham, Tim Loughton, Diana Johnson and Rehman Chishti, the Government’s special envoy for freedom of religion and belief.
Spelman confirmed that civil servants in diplomatic roles would be given religious literacy training and that she had met with the bishops of Gloucester and Newcastle to talk about helping women who were leaving prison.
She also praised the Church of England’s digital progress through the app, Alexa skill and website that has improved to help people find out their local church’s service…
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