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Coronation Street hailed in Parliament as iconic ITV soap marks 60th birthday

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A Coronation Street star-turned-MP hailed the soap opera in Parliament tonight as it celebrates its 60th birthday. Shadow Culture Minister Tracy Brabin, 59, played TV-licence dodging Tricia Armstrong in Weatherfield from 1994 until 1997.

Leading a Commons adjournment debate on the “much loved British institution”, she said: “Reaching its Diamond Anniversary is a phenomenal achievement.” Ms Brabin said the “famous cobbles have been the stage to storylines that have gripped our country”, adding: “We’ve cried together, gasped together, laughed together and learned together.” She highlighted “ground-breaking storylines” including Hayley Barlow's portrayal of a transgender woman, bistro waitress Steph Britton becoming a victim of revenge porn

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