Labour stalwart Harriet Harman has said the party has a “woman problem” as she begins a new chapter of her life without her husband and MP Jack Dromey.
In her first TV interview since the death of her husband of 47 years, the Camberwell and Peckham MP told the Beth Rigby Interviews programme how the Labour Party has a “woman problem in terms of never having a woman leader”.
The former deputy Labour leader, 71, also spoke of being “sexually harassed” as a trainee solicitor and about sharing her “political and life’s journey” with her husband and how it is time to step down as an MP after four decades.
Ms Harman also said the party’s position on Ukraine is “clear” in supporting NATO and Sir Keir Starmer was right to threaten a group of 11 MPs with suspension for criticising NATO expansion.
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‘I’ve got to figure out how to crack on without Jack’
Ms Harman was joined in parliament by her trade unionist husband in 2010 but on 7 January he died suddenly of a heart attack aged 73.
“We were together for 47 years, which is an incredibly long time to share your political journey and your life’s journey with somebody,” she said.
“And the thing about being a widow after a long marriage is that – I mean, my mum lived till she was 100 – so I might have another 30 years left.
“So this is a new chapter in my life, which I’ve got to figure out how to crack on with the things that I’m going to be doing for the next 30 years.
“And you know, people say ‘oh, now that you’re on your own’. I’m not with Jack anymore, but I’m not on my own. I’ve got my children, I’ve got my friends, I’ve got my work colleagues.”
She added that she does not agree that your life is over when you become a widow but believes, despite the “great grief and loss”, it is “a…
Source : skynews
