Swansea East MP, Carolyn Harris, has today been named Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities in Labour’s shadow cabinet reshuffle. Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, said: “I’m thrilled to have been appointed Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities. “As someone who has long campaigned against pension inequality for 1950s born women, I am looking forward to joining a team that share the … [Read more...]
St David’s Day to be made a public holiday under Labour
Labour to give workers a break and bring our four nations together with four new national holidays Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, will announce Labour’s plan to give Britain's workers the break they deserve and bring our four nations together with four new national holidays for the whole of the United Kingdom. Under Labour’s proposals, UK-wide public holidays will be held on St, … [Read more...]
Carolyn Harris’ journey from working as a barmaid and dinner lady to serving as a shadow minister
If you met Carolyn Harris when she was working as a barmaid or a dinner lady or selling shoes you might not expect she would one day stand at the despatch box of the House of Commons as a Shadow Home Office minister. But this daughter of a bus driver who now campaigns alongside Diane Abbott has had a passion for politics since the age of eight when she would knock on a councillor’s door and ask … [Read more...]
