It was the stern no-nonsense approach wrapped up in her stylish attire that saw Madam deputy speaker Nus Ghani steal the show and make several Commons-watchers of a certain age hot under the collar on Budget Day.

Now, in the afterglow of her highly-praised performance, the 53-year-old Tory MP is revelling in the love and attention from her new gang of adoring fans.

One particularly awestruck gentleman wrote: ‘I wonder if this deputy speaker does private work. I would pay good money for her to shout at me and tell me off. If she had a pair of spectacles she could look over, I would pay double.’

Much to his excitement, Ms Ghani reposted the flirtatious remark and added two emojis – a pair of spectacles and a shushing face.

‘As if I wasn’t impressed enough, you come up with this reply. Excellent,’ came his response.

Another enchanted chap chimed in, jokingly writing: ‘”Talk Tory to me…”‘

Relishing in the banter, Ms Ghani replied: ‘Ok – if you can handle it, send me coordinates.’

Hilariously, even her husband David Wheeldon joined in, with a reply to the tongue-in-cheek exchange that simply read: ‘Ahem…’

Nusrat Ghani (pictured), Conservative MP for Sussex Weald, was overseeing the main debate as under-fire Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget to Parliament

Her willingness to engage in light-hearted fun with her fresh band of followers was received well, with praise coming in from those who enjoyed the respite from the often serious and formal nature of British politics.

One wrote: ‘An MP with a sense of humour! Crack on.’

‘We have a class of politicians increasingly good at banter,’ another added.

Elsewhere, people continued to compliment the mother-of-one’s performance chairing the Budget and her dapper outfit choice.

An X user wrote: ‘Watching you scold MPs yesterday took me right back 20 years to Bush House and facing a similar tongue lashing! I hope they’re made of sterner stuff than me… I’ve still got the trembles!’

At one point during the debate, whilst Ms Ghani was condemning the Government over Budget detail leaks, someone in the Commons foolishly attempted to interrupt her flow.

But the deputy speaker swiftly put them in their place, raising a hand and flashing a pitying smile as she quipped back: ‘I don’t need any help.’

Political editor Khadija Khan posted: ‘You may agree or disagree with Nus Ghani’s political views, but she is an impressive-looking British politician.’

In a sweet display of gratitude, the deputy speaker replied: ‘Thank you. Was the tie (red, white & blue) that set vibe.’

She also thanked another woman who said: ‘Beyond everything else going on with the Budget, the Chairman of Ways and Means looks fabulous.’

Ms Ghani is the senior of Deputy Speakers, with roles including presiding over Budget discussions instead of the Speaker as part of Westminster tradition.

Kashmir-born, Birmingham-raised Ms Ghani has chaired Parliament’s Ways and Means committee since last year – having been elected Deputy Speaker in July 2024, not long after Sir Keir’s Labour government came to power

Previously, she served in various ministerial roles during the former Conservative government, such as Europe minister and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.

Ms Ghani was not only stepping in in place of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, but made her mark by rebuking the Government over premature leaks of Budget details.

She made clear how unimpressed she was after the OBR spending watchdog shared online details of the Budget ahead of Ms Reeves’ Commons statement at 12.30pm.

And Ms Ghani went further, condemning Treasury ministers for pre-Budget briefings which she said seemed to ‘have reached an unprecedented high’.

She told the Commons: ‘For a number of weeks, and yet again yesterday, there have been extensive briefings to the media on the Government’s fiscal policy and public finances.

‘This disappointing trend in relation to Budget briefings has been growing for a number of years under successive governments, but appears to have reached an unprecedented high.

‘Weeks ago, we saw the Chancellor delivering a speech in Downing Street, setting a scene for the Budget, as well as specific policy announcements being briefed out to the media in advance of today’s financial statements.

‘And just a moment ago, it seems the OBR analysis has also appeared online. This all falls short of standards that the House expects.

‘The premature disclosure of the contents of the Budget has always been regarded as a supreme discourtesy to this House and to all the democratically elected members, not to mention to Mr Speaker and to myself, the Chairman of Ways and Means.’

Ms Ghani later said: ‘I want honourable members on all sides of the House to have adequate opportunity to hold the Chancellor to account, rather than to hear and read about new policies on a daily basis in the media. And like many, I also expected better.’

Kashmir-born, Birmingham-raised Ms Ghani has chaired Parliament’s Ways and Means committee since last year – having been elected Deputy Speaker in July 2024, not long after Sir Keir’s Labour government came to power.

She has been an MP since 2015, winning in the West Sussex constituency of Wealden before boundary changes last year saw her seat redrawn as Sussex Weald.