▁She ▁made ▁her ▁ma iden ▁speech ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁When ▁she ▁entered ▁parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁she ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁her ▁son ▁John ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁elected ▁for ▁Horn ch urch ; ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁mother ▁and ▁son ▁partners hip ▁in ▁the ▁Commons ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁although ▁John ▁Cry er ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁parliament ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 1 0 ▁parliament . ▁ ▁Cry er ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁general ▁elections . ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁general ▁election , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁Affairs ▁Select ▁committee . ▁She ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁government ▁on ▁many ▁occasions ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁left - wing ▁Social ist ▁Camp aign ▁Group ▁during ▁her ▁time ▁in ▁parliament . ▁Cry er ▁voted ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁increase ▁det ention ▁without ▁trial ▁to ▁ 4 2 ▁days ▁for ▁terror ▁suspect s . ▁She ▁fav ours ▁nuclear ▁dis arm ament . ▁ ▁Cry er ▁attract ed ▁media ▁attention , ▁and ▁death ▁thre ats , ▁for ▁speaking ▁out ▁against ▁forced ▁mar ri ages , ▁honour ▁kill ings , ▁calling ▁on ▁imm igr ants ▁to ▁learn ▁to ▁speak ▁English ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁for ▁being ▁amongst ▁the ▁first ▁people ▁to ▁talk ▁about ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁gang s ▁of ▁Asian ▁men ▁sex ually ▁ab using ▁children ▁in ▁York shire . ▁ ▁On