Harriet Harman

Member of Parliament for Camberwell and Peckham. Mother of the House of Commons.

40 years of Select Committees—speech

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Parliamentary Select Committees are in the ascendancy, carving out a powerful new role in our Brexit-riven Parliament. Led by so-called ‘big beasts’ including Yvette Cooper, Hilary Benn & Sarah Wollaston they have grown in authority. This has been an invaluable rebalancing between the Government & Parliament—in Parliament’s favour.

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