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 promi… - Harriet Harman

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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. This is true to form for the Tories, but it includes things that the Liberal Democrats have always fought against. Surely they cannot vote for this.

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About Harriet Harman

Harriet Ruth Harman (born 30 July 1950) is a British politician and former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. Following Gordon Brown's resignation on 11 May 2010 after Labour's defeat in the General Election, she became the interim Leader of the Opposition until 25 September 2010 when Ed Miliband took over the role. She is a former Shadow Deputy Prime Minister and Shadow Minister for International Development. She is known for her feminism. The former Member of Parliament (MP) for Camberwell and Peckham (Peckham, 1982–1997), she stood down at the 2024 general election. Harman became a peer in the Dissolution Honours announced on 4 July 2024.

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Alternative Names: Harriet Ruth Harman Baroness Harman
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