At the Scottish Labour Conference, 30 October, 2010. Harman later apologised for the comment.
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Now, many of us in the Labour Party are conservationists - and we all love the red squirrel. But there is one ginger rodent which we never want to see again - Danny Alexander.
— Harriet Harman
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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.
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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