Harriet Harman

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Harriet Ruth Harman, Baroness Harman is a British politician and solicitor who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Chair of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2015 and Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal from 2007 to 2010.

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2023“[Referring to women MPs] We're now up to 35 per cent and a lot of men find this objectionable and want to unleash misogyny.”In their wordsFrom an interview by Geraldine Scott, as cited in "'Toxically misogynistic campaign' would undermine trust of voters, MPs warn", The TimesRead the whole statement

2011“I'm sure nobody wants to know this, but my husband does all the cleaning - rather too much cleaning. It is too clean, the house!”In their words31 October 2011Evening Standard (31 October 2011), p. 16Read the whole statement

“For many young people, social mobility now means a bus down to the job centre.”In their words5 April 2011On Nick Clegg's social mobility pledges, during a debate in the House of CommonsRead the whole statement

2010“If he votes against, that's the only principled position. If he abstains, it's a cop-out; if he votes for, it's a sell-out.”In their words30 November 2010On Nick Clegg and his vote to increase tuition feesRead the whole statement

“Although it was a very close election, I don't think it was a polarised election. It was a tough fought contest but it was not a divisive contest.”In their words27 September 2010On the Labour Leadership Election resultRead the whole statement

“The Chancellor has delivered his first budget but it's the same old Tories; hitting hardest at those who can least afford it and breaking their promises.”In their words22 June 2010Reaction to the Coalition's budget, 22 June, 2010. Link to the videoRead the whole statement

1950Born30 July 1950

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Harman in 2007

Harman on the Labour front bench with Ed Balls and Ed Miliband during PMQs in 2012

Harman at the Salford International Media Festival in 2014

Harman in 2017

Harman representing the UK as Special Envoy for Women and Girls at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States, in 2025

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images of children should only be considered pornographic if it could be proven the subject suffered
26 February 2014 · 1978, according to 26 February 2014 article by The Guardian, Own words
Next he will be foxtrotting down to the Tory party's fundraising ball, auctioning City internships for the children of the highest bidder.
11 April 2011 · On Nick Clegg's social mobility pledges, during a debate in the House of Commons, Own words
Now, many of us in the Labour Party are conservationists - and we all love the red squirrel. But there is one ginger rodent which we never want to see again - Danny Alexander.
30 October 2010 · At the Scottish Labour Conference, 30 October, 2010. Harman later apologised for the comment., Own words

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She also briefly served as Leader of the Opposition in 2010 and 2015 following the resignations of Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband respectively. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Camberwell and Peckham from 1982 to 2024, during which time she held various Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet positions, and was appointed to the House of Lords as a life peer in 2024.

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