Harriet Harman
British politician and life peer (born 1950)
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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. She also briefly served as Leader of the Opposition in 2010 and 2015 after 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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What Labour is doing to keep the welfare rebels quietGovernment whips will be overestimating the number of Labour rebels over welfare cuts as a form of "expectation management", Dame Harriet Harman has said.Sky News - Published | |
Labour MPs and officials briefing against work and pensions secretary should 'shut up', Baroness Harman saysLabour MPs and officials briefing against work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall should "shut up", Harriet Harman has said.Sky News - Published | |
Minister's resignation over foreign aid cut 'won't make a difference' to StarmerThe resignation of Anneliese Dodds as international development minister "won't make a difference" to Sir Keir Starmer, Harriet Harman has said.Sky News - Published | |
MPs in controversial Labour WhatsApp group 'should never have been in parliament'People who believe the things posted in a controversial Labour WhatsApp group shouldn't have been MPs in the first place, according to Harriet Harman.Sky News - Published | |
Ed Miliband will find Heathrow third runway support 'uncomfortable' but he won't cause 'disruption' Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband will find the government's support for a third Heathrow runway "uncomfortable" but he won't cause any "disruption", Harriet Harman has said.Sky News - Published | |
Harriet Harman calls for 'mini inquiry' into race issues raised by grooming gangs scandal Harriet Harman has suggested a "mini inquiry" into issues raised by the grooming gangs scandal and called on Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch to discuss "terms of reference".Sky News - Published | |
Starmer needs to 'suck it up' and invite Trump on a state visit, Baroness Harriet Harman says Sir Keir Starmer needs to "suck it up" and invite Donald Trump on a state visit after winning the US election, Labour peer Harriet Harman has said.Sky News - Published | |
Sue Gray 'on right pay for job' despite reports she is earning more than PM Sir Keir Starmer's top adviser is "getting the right pay for the job" despite reports she earns £3,000 more than the prime minister, former Labour MP Harriet Harman has said.Sky News - Published | |
Starmer trying to justify free gifts 'is making things worse' Sir Keir Starmer should stop trying to "justify" accepting free gifts as it is "making things worse", former Labour MP Harriet Harman has said.Sky News - Published | |
Police must act 'quicker' on Grenfell investigation, says Harman Former Labour MP Harriet Harman has called for the police to act "quicker" when it comes to their investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire.Sky News - Published | |
Harriet Harman joins Electoral Dysfunction podcast Labour heavyweight Harriet Harman is joining Sky News' Electoral Dysfunction podcast as a permanent member of the team.Sky News - Published | |
Male Labour MPs should back a woman when picking Starmer's successor, says Harman Male Labour MPs should back a woman when the party chooses a successor to Sir Keir Starmer, Harriet Harman has said.Sky News - Published | |
Partygate inquiry chair Harriet Harman was in personal contact with Sue Gray in early stages of probe Harriet Harman, the chair of parliament's partygate inquiry, was in personal contact with Sir Keir Starmer's incoming chief of staff Sue Gray while she was still a civil servant.Sky News - Published | |
