Harriet Harman
British politician life peer and podcast host (born July 1950)
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Harriet Ruth Harman, Baroness Harman,, is a British politician and solicitor. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) for more than 40 years, from 1982 to 2024, making her the second longest-serving female MP in British history after Baroness Beckett. Harman was MP for Camberwell and Peckham from 1997 to 2024 and MP for Peckham from 1982 to 1997. A member of the Labour Party, she was Deputy Labour Leader and Chair of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2015, and also briefly served as Leader of the Opposition in 2010 and 2015, after the resignations of Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband, respectively. She served in various Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet positions. She has been a member of the House of Lords since 2024. The same year, Harman succeeded Labour Party MP Jess Phillips as co-host of the Sky News podcast Electoral Dysfunction, alongside political editor Beth Rigby and former Scottish Conservatives Leader Baroness Davidson.
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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 | |
Labour stalwart Harriet Harman says party has a 'woman problem' - as she starts a new chapter after the death of her husband Labour stalwart Harriet Harman has said the party has a "woman problem" as she begins a new chapter of her life without her husband and MP Jack Dromey.Sky News - Published |
