Harriet Harman

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

Current News

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Tonight I attended a vigil in Potters Field Park to remember all those who were killed or injured in the awful terror attack in London Bridge on Saturday, with Southwark Council Leader Peter John OBE, Neil Coyle, Helen Hayes, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott MP. I've contacted the emergency trauma team at King’s College Hospital to thank them for their dedication and expertise in caring for the injured.

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Londoners united in sympathy for those killed in London Bridge attacks

Tonight I attended a vigil in Potters Field Park to remember all those who were killed or injured in the awful terror attack in London Bridge on Saturday, with Southwark Council Leader Peter...

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Thanks to traders and shoppers in Peckham for their staunch support of Southwark Labour and thanks to terrific local councillors Jasmine Ali, Johnson Situ and Olivia Lambe for joining the mighty #lanemassive and I in Peckham today. 

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Meeting Rye Lane traders

Thanks to traders and shoppers in Peckham for their staunch support of Southwark Labour and thanks to terrific local councillors Jasmine Ali, Johnson Situ and Olivia Lambe for joining the mighty...

Vernon_Coaker_HH_3_Jun.JPGUtter determination in team to re-elect this champion for local people in Gedling. It was a pleasure to join Gedling CLP and Nottingham Labour members on the campaign trail today. 

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Campaigning with Vernon Coaker in Gedling

Utter determination in team @Vernon_Coaker to re-elect this champion for local people in Gedling. It was a pleasure to join Gedling CLP and Nottingham Labour members on the campaign trail...

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Such a warm welcome for Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Neil Coyle and Labour at the Old Kent Road Mosque this afternoon. Ramadan Kareem to all those fasting! 

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Old Kent Road Mosque visit

Such a warm welcome for Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Neil Coyle and Labour at the Old Kent Road Mosque this afternoon. Ramadan Kareem to all those fasting! 

HH_-_Bos_session.JPGAll women's campaign session this evening to get Neil Coyle re-elected in Bermondsey and Old Southwark! Great to be joined by Southwark Labour councillors, Lady Basildon, Shadow Leader in the House of Lords, and the wonderful Emily Berrington - but Baby Esme stole the show!

Women's campaign session in Bermondsey

All women's campaign session this evening to get Neil Coyle re-elected in Bermondsey and Old Southwark! Great to be joined by Southwark Labour councillors, Lady Basildon, Shadow Leader in the...

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Under the Tories, rail fares are up 27% & overcrowding and delays are increasing. A Labour government would cap rail fares and take national rail back into public ownership.

Thanks to the Southwark Labour team who joined me to campaign at South Bermondsey station this morning. 

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National Rail Campaign Day

Under the Tories, rail fares are up 27% & overcrowding and delays are increasing. A Labour government would cap rail fares and take national rail back into public ownership. Thanks...

Save_IDVAs_-_DV_services_safe_lives.JPGI've signed the Safe Lives pledge to commit to fight for my local Idvas and help keep domestic violence victims #SafeAtHome.

What is an Idva?

An Idva is a specialist professional who works with a victim of domestic abuse to develop a trusting relationship. They can help a victim with everything they need to become safe and rebuild their life, and represent their voice at a Multi-agency Risk Assessment Conference (Marac), as well as helping them to navigate the criminal justice process and working with the different statutory agencies to provide wraparound support. 

The impact of an Idva

Following support from an Idva service, at the closure of their cases:

• Nearly 60% of victims reported cessation of abuse

• 84% of victims reported feeling safer

• 81% of victims felt their quality of life had improved

Two out of three Idva services say they don't have access to sustainable funding. If we're going to keep more people safe at home, this has to change. 

Protecting domestic violence victims

I've signed the Safe Lives pledge to commit to fight for my local Idvas and help keep domestic violence victims #SafeAtHome. What is an Idva? An Idva is a specialist professional...

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I'm backing the BPAS 'My Pledge, Her Choice' campaign and have signed their pledge to commit to defend a woman's right to choose in Parliament.  

We need to march, and speak, and campaign, because we don’t want to see the progress that we’ve made towards equality slip back. One of the first Executive Orders Donald Trump signed as President was to restrict US funding for organisations which support birth control (including abortion) in developing countries. It’s not Donald Trump – and the men-only advisory team beaming as he signed on the dotted line – who should be making choices about women. Women should be able to make those choices themselves.

In the 1970s and 80s we marched under banners chanting “Not the church, not the state, women must decide their fate”. And it’s time to get those banners out again.

The My Pledge, Her Choice commitments:

1. Protect clinic access and funding for all UK women
2. Oppose parliamentary attacks on abortion rights
3. Support further moves to decriminalise abortion, in line with the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill 2017 which I co-sponsored in the last Parliament. 

 

 

 

Standing up for a woman's right to choose

I'm backing the BPAS 'My Pledge, Her Choice' campaign and have signed their pledge to commit to defend a woman's right to choose in Parliament.   We need to march, and...

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Talking to residents in Sceaux Gardens this afternoon with great Brunswick Park Labour team and Cllr Mark Williams. 

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Campaigning in Brunswick Park

Talking to residents in Sceaux Gardens this afternoon with great Brunswick Park Labour team and Cllr Mark Williams. 

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Busy morning at Denmark Hill Station - overcrowded, more trains needed. Thanks to Cllr Mark Williams and team Southwark Labour. 

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Campaigning at Denmark Hill Station

Busy morning at Denmark Hill Station - overcrowded, more trains needed. Thanks to Cllr Mark Williams and team Southwark Labour.   

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