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Article: Girl most likely to succeed Too posh? Too prickly? Too power- hungry? Harriet Harman has endured a lot of name-calling during her political career and much of it from her own side. As speculation mounts over her leadership prospects, the Deputy Prime Minister talks ambition, gender warfare and flak jackets with Nigel Farndale
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- The Sunday Telegraph London
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- April 12, 2009
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At first I assume the references to 'the Leader' are meant as a
joke at Harriet Harman's expense. Westminster is buzzing with
rumours that she is positioning herself for a coup against Gordon
Brown and someone from her office has been sending me emails
referring to 'the Leader' this, and 'the Leader' that. But Harman
doesn't do jokes. Her title is Leader of the House of Commons, so
that is exactly how her staff refer to her.
She has other titles - Secretary of State for Equalities,
Minister for Women, Lord Privy Seal, Deputy Leader (and Party Chair)
of the Labour Party, and, since 1982, MP for Camberwell and Peckham,
so her unofficial title ought to be Seven Jobs Harman. The gist of
the ...