So, there is a new Deputy Labour Leader.
Hi Harriet!
Now, I don’t know much about her so I went a-googling.
This is her site! Seems very family friendly. Couple of quotes from that site:
To prevent Labour having all-male shadow cabinets, Harriet campaigned for places to be reserved for women in the shadow cabinet. In 1989, 3 places for women were added.
Harriet fought for more Labour women MPs through ‘women-only shortlists’. The 1993 Labour Party Conference introduced the rule for ‘women-only shortlists’ in 50% of all target seats. This policy led to the election of 101 Labour women MPs in 1997.
Both from the about Harriet page. Interestingly she appears to have been instrumental iin: National Minimum Wage, longer maternity leave and higher maternity pay, and others…
I particularly like this:
She led a drive within Government to make tackling domestic violence a priority. The successful campaign led to a new law - the Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act, the introduction of a new team of specialist prosecutors to ensure more effective prosecutions for domestic violence and a new network of 60 specialist domestic violence courts.
I’m kinda liking what I see there but tinged with my usual suspicion of politics.
