'Mother of the house' Harriet Harman gives final speech as MP

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  • Опубліковано 24 тра 2024
  • Harriet Harman gave her final speech as an MP after more than 40 years in the House of Commons on Friday, 24 May.
    The "Mother of the House" was first elected in 1982 and holds the record as the longest-ever continuously serving female Member of Parliament.
    Ms Harman used her final speech to pay tribute to her late husband, Jack Dromey, and her children for the support they have provided her.
    She also encouraged women to enter politics, reflecting that though at times being an MP has been hard she "wouldn't regret a single day."
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  • @cecilefox9136
    @cecilefox9136 18 днів тому +16

    Best of luck Harriet!Thank you for your public service.

  • @gerardmackay8909
    @gerardmackay8909 22 дні тому +47

    Classy lady, tirelessly worked for her constituency (where she is deservedly popular) and her work on tightening up legislation to tackle domestic abuse has enabled many women to sleep more safely.

    • @albertbrammer9263
      @albertbrammer9263 17 днів тому +1

      So, in 42 years as an MP we still need huge numbers of women's refuges...Did she fail? Or just make a dent in the masculine wall of misogny?

    • @gerardmackay8909
      @gerardmackay8909 17 днів тому +2

      @@albertbrammer9263 it’s all available to read up on if you’re interested in assessing her contribution. The Equality Act certainly redefined acceptable behaviour in a domestic setting because it used to be widely accepted that ‘shrewish or uppity’ wives could expect a thump from a husband now and then (Harman’s legislation played a huge role in changing attitudes. It didn’t stop domestic violence but it certainly made it much more socially unacceptable). Anyway it’s easy to access more detailed information yourself if you’re genuinely interested.

  • @waynebarrow3894
    @waynebarrow3894 15 днів тому +8

    I'm not a Labour supporter but I am a supporter of great MP's and I very much admire Harriet for being a good and faithful public servant. Thank you and best of luck

  • @user-sz3uk1sj9j
    @user-sz3uk1sj9j 22 дні тому +40

    A very honest woman with integrity.Thank you Harriet for your years of service.

  • @flyinghedgehog3833
    @flyinghedgehog3833 22 дні тому +24

    P.I.E......

    • @ianbanks2844
      @ianbanks2844 19 днів тому +3

      Exactly . And all the other politicians and media and police know this, and yet she is so establishment . Oh , hang on , maybe there is a clue in that statement ....

    • @aure9495
      @aure9495 16 днів тому +1

      Proto Indo European ?

    • @FEiSTYFEVER
      @FEiSTYFEVER 15 днів тому +1

      You beat me to it.

  • @isag.7468
    @isag.7468 15 днів тому

    Cheers!

  • @livingrentfreeinyourhead
    @livingrentfreeinyourhead 23 дні тому +8

    Since the year I was born

  • @kmj1976
    @kmj1976 21 день тому +15

    Despite being 6 years older than May, Harman looks a lot younger

    • @TimComley
      @TimComley 20 днів тому

      You reckon

    • @lisataylor9079
      @lisataylor9079 18 днів тому +2

      How is that important or relevant? Who cares! What they've done and what they have to say is what matters.

    • @kmj1976
      @kmj1976 17 днів тому

      @@lisataylor9079 a bit touchy don’t you think. I can see you’re not a trivia fan

  • @ayy232
    @ayy232 21 день тому +7

    Imagine being proud of having never voted against the party line ... 42 years of late nights and family occasions missed to do a job that could have been done by a mindless robot.

  • @kevinbray9550
    @kevinbray9550 21 день тому +6

    Scores point for length of public service but very Marmite. Considering the standards of current MPs she is an intellectual colossus.

  • @TimComley
    @TimComley 20 днів тому +1

    Not for me but all the best

  • @belbrighton6479
    @belbrighton6479 22 дні тому +7

    What a beautiful speech. Post election I hope we have more cross party legislation.

    • @ianbanks2844
      @ianbanks2844 19 днів тому

      Well done for bigging up a well known protector of , and promoter of paedophilia . P.I.E. ring any bells ? And also nobody has heard a single word from her about the on going organised mass rape of white children by brown skinned Muslims in this country . I wonder why not ?

    • @hunkydory1973
      @hunkydory1973 14 днів тому

      There will be lots of rightwing cross-party legislation

  • @MrBoliao98
    @MrBoliao98 22 дні тому +1

    But if the Prime Minister presides over his current government, I mean you should stay on as MP.

  • @tombo1984
    @tombo1984 20 днів тому +1

    The person most likely to become my MP at the next General Election blocks anyone who disagrees with him, has been parachuted in from a London council constituency to the Sussex seat he is standing in. He is Labour.

    • @BrianMartin-ph7pt
      @BrianMartin-ph7pt 18 днів тому +1

      Go see him when he is in public, make the points and demand answers.

    • @yvonnewiggins4209
      @yvonnewiggins4209 17 днів тому

      Welcome to my world with a corrupt conservative MP.

  • @nathanhubball
    @nathanhubball 22 дні тому +1

    Has Margaret Beckett given a farewell speech? I know she's stepping down but as her constituent I haven't heard anything since she announced this in 2022😅

  • @kathrynhobbs8874
    @kathrynhobbs8874 22 дні тому +3

    So few of her own side of the house, more conservatives

    • @veeday1146
      @veeday1146 21 день тому

      They would be out working for the next election. Those on the other side have nothing to work for, they’re either standing down or know they’re out.

    • @BrianMartin-ph7pt
      @BrianMartin-ph7pt 18 днів тому

      Quite a few of the labour party either barred or in prison..

  • @willhall4037
    @willhall4037 22 дні тому +7

    "It is not fit that you should sit here any longer. You have sat here too long for any good you have been doing LATELY… In the name of God go."

  • @user-cs1dt2xw4c
    @user-cs1dt2xw4c 21 день тому +5

    Space and waste. Richly rewarded.

  • @Antient.Briton
    @Antient.Briton 21 день тому +17

    I cannot agree that the Commons is better today than it was 42 years ago. In those days the majority of MPs had come into parliament after having lived useful lives elsewhere. Today they are, with a few exceptions, professional politicians who know nothing about life outside parliament, to the detriment of the country.

  • @georgeblackley6028
    @georgeblackley6028 22 дні тому +13

    Glad to see the back of Ms Harperson.

  • @theingabo212
    @theingabo212 22 дні тому +1

    Well, controversial.

  • @davidjloaderful
    @davidjloaderful 22 дні тому +3

    Respect

  • @sandrarhule5354
    @sandrarhule5354 19 днів тому +1

    Going to miss her..Cllr Sandra Rhule has

  • @lancechinnian4043
    @lancechinnian4043 21 день тому +1

    She will be missed 😢

  • @Penfold-zn7ot
    @Penfold-zn7ot 16 днів тому +1

    P.l.E 1970s

  • @kestrel5065
    @kestrel5065 19 днів тому +3

    Thank the Lord. Goodbye Gobby

  • @thesmithersy
    @thesmithersy 22 дні тому +8

    No more Harperson in the commons! Yay!

  • @67lionsoflisbon37
    @67lionsoflisbon37 14 днів тому

    PIE.

  • @carolesutton3082
    @carolesutton3082 20 днів тому +7

    She needs to be arrested for crimes against humanity.

    • @maureen348
      @maureen348 15 днів тому +2

      Against children,, she kept some very dodgy company.

    • @FEiSTYFEVER
      @FEiSTYFEVER 15 днів тому

      ​@@maureen348Consider the source... Rochdale, Rotherham, Oldham... And 50 more.

  • @deanjames2476
    @deanjames2476 22 дні тому +7

    Will be back on the gravy train by Christmas in the house of losers

  • @francescaaub-robinson3731
    @francescaaub-robinson3731 16 днів тому +1

    One of the best speeches in recen year. . A bit sad that more people from thr Tories than Labour seemed to be present.
    Nevertheless, both Harriet Harman's and Theresa May's speeches gave a glimmer of hope.

  • @maureen348
    @maureen348 15 днів тому

    Final speech, well that can't be bad.

  • @ronwharton086
    @ronwharton086 20 днів тому +2

    It's funny that you can look at your life and realise you achieved nothing for the public. But you can look at your bank balance and be proud of the money you made. She starts her speech saying l did as l was told but lam a woman that did that 😂

  • @ianbanks2844
    @ianbanks2844 19 днів тому +4

    Why isnt this promoter of paedophillia not in jail ?

  • @user-js3rg9sj1k
    @user-js3rg9sj1k 22 дні тому +1

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @dean9090
    @dean9090 16 днів тому +2

    NONCE sympathiser

  • @JGS123WRPTP
    @JGS123WRPTP 9 днів тому

    Bigging up the workers on her way out. You can’t deny that she’s respectful.

  • @christabor4909
    @christabor4909 10 днів тому

    Why can we not have this in the USA? Gracious, kind, hopeful....

  • @user-ep8xd8nd8j
    @user-ep8xd8nd8j 21 день тому +5

    I, I and I she makes me feel sick.... Gangsters in suits 🤢

  • @stephenguppy7882
    @stephenguppy7882 22 дні тому +8

    Good to see the back of Hopeless Hattie Harman. Promoted way beyond her ability and been there far too long.

    • @user-bo8ux3nu9i
      @user-bo8ux3nu9i 21 день тому

      your right thats why labour party as been in mess hope she keeps within speed limit

  • @Slumbert
    @Slumbert 23 дні тому +11

    Queen of worn out Champagnesocialists.
    Disaster for England.

    • @daveotter7942
      @daveotter7942 22 дні тому +1

      Grow up. Yoour words say farmore about you than her.

  • @alcazarugerio
    @alcazarugerio 22 дні тому +4

    BYE 😂😂😂

  • @LeoAdams-hs1be
    @LeoAdams-hs1be 22 дні тому +2

    When she was leading the party, she broke away from the manifesto she was elected on, and made the parliamentary Labour party support Camerons brexit referrendum. Everyone knows what came next. An incredibley harmful politician.

    • @BrianMartin-ph7pt
      @BrianMartin-ph7pt 18 днів тому

      Everyone knows what happened next - the rich, privileged and spiteful spent 8 years whining and crying like spoilt children because "Johnny uneducated poor boy" voted to leave a dictatorship.

  • @GSOHJM
    @GSOHJM 22 дні тому +1

    The ego of these final speeches is tiring. None of this should have ever been about you!

  • @westminsterwatcher5152
    @westminsterwatcher5152 23 дні тому +11

    Ghastly woman!

    • @andrewmark2783
      @andrewmark2783 22 дні тому

      In what way?

    • @Toodyslexicforyou
      @Toodyslexicforyou 22 дні тому +3

      @@andrewmark2783she a woman, and he is intimidated 😂😂😂

    • @westminsterwatcher5152
      @westminsterwatcher5152 22 дні тому

      @@Toodyslexicforyou Simp

    • @AM-lc7ke
      @AM-lc7ke 22 дні тому +5

      @@andrewmark2783look up Harriet harman PIE

    • @clivet3252
      @clivet3252 22 дні тому

      @@andrewmark2783 in every way. She's rude obnoxious and totally corrupt.

  • @strangetrip837
    @strangetrip837 23 дні тому +6

    Useless! Bye!

  • @clivet3252
    @clivet3252 22 дні тому +9

    Good riddance to the Blairite old trout.

  • @robertfrancis7767
    @robertfrancis7767 22 дні тому +4

    I would like to thank this woman who takes away every mans right to stand for Parliament and wishing her a permanent retirement from Politics. Thank you for quiting.

    • @carlharding5311
      @carlharding5311 22 дні тому +7

      Takes away every man’s right to stand for Parliament? What in the name of sanity are you drivelling on about?

    • @JustCallMeJames
      @JustCallMeJames 22 дні тому

      @@carlharding5311he won’t reply 😂

    • @robertfrancis7767
      @robertfrancis7767 21 день тому +2

      @carlharding5311 Whatever part of the world you live in you should learn men are banned in many constituencies in UK because it's women only in the Labour Party and cannot be legally challenged in practice. You cannot prove any harm if you can never ever be on the list at the location.

    • @robertfrancis7767
      @robertfrancis7767 21 день тому

      @JustCallMeJames Like yo call you Troll 🧌. I did so take that can take that to the lying bot and Troll land. Off you pop Troll 🧌.

    • @robertfrancis7767
      @robertfrancis7767 21 день тому

      @JustCallMeJames Also stop going around issuing orders to everyone on line you sound like a BJP supporter account. You do not order anyone and you cannot even speak English properly, this is what is called a clue.

  • @gavinbarnes6310
    @gavinbarnes6310 22 дні тому +6

    Did nothing in that time. Bye

    • @BritishRepublicsn
      @BritishRepublicsn 22 дні тому +3

      "I don't know what they did so I'll just assume they did nothing"

    • @carlharding5311
      @carlharding5311 22 дні тому

      Another man scared of women with power. Snowflake.

    • @AM-lc7ke
      @AM-lc7ke 22 дні тому

      She did a great job defending nonces. Look up “Harriet harman PIE”

    • @gavinbarnes6310
      @gavinbarnes6310 22 дні тому +2

      @@BritishRepublicsn name one thing she did

    • @BritishRepublicsn
      @BritishRepublicsn 22 дні тому

      @@gavinbarnes6310 she became mother of the house..?

  • @joescott54
    @joescott54 12 днів тому

    A lot of support on here for a sicko...

  • @freespeechisdeadrip
    @freespeechisdeadrip 20 днів тому

    Most of them who had the decency are abandoning ship

  • @nicolaburch7878
    @nicolaburch7878 22 дні тому +5

    One of the great politicians of our time

  • @YuriyFITSAK
    @YuriyFITSAK 22 дні тому +1

    Dulin.ngn77