This was the query feminist activist Caroline Criado-Perez called on Khan to answer, urging him to keep his promise as a “proud feminist”.

Her petition, which was backed by over 74,000 people including high profile feminist celebrities such as author and Twitter legend JK Rowling, was the driving force which eventually secured the creation of the new statue.

Meanwhile, Watson’s tweet provoked a flurry of support from Twitter users who were keen to show their solidarity for her message.

One Twitter user relayed the actor’s statement, and commented on the state of equality in their home of Greece, writing, “Yes. About time. I hope.they put one in Athens too. We have a long way to go to establish gender equality in Greece..”

Another simply said, “Here here!”.

While a third reinforced what a positive step the statue is, tweeting, “Wow, very good news! Another little step in the right direction!”

Emma Watson’s response to the first female statue in Parliament Square is spot on