Ten women in politics you should probably know about it
Source: Her Campus
Love it or loathe it, politics is a completely unavoidable part of life, especially living here in the UK, where politicians and their various flaws and virtues seem to fuel daily headlines. Even as a politics student, I’ve found the ever-changing carousel of names and faces being hurled at me via my BBC news app a little hard to comprehend. For this reason, I have compiled, in no particular order, a list of 10 women in British politics who I think it is important to know about, regardless of my own opinions on their political positions. Perhaps this will make reading the news a little bit less of a minefield for you, and help us all to feel better connected to, and more importantly, educated about, the various characters running our country from Westminster.
ANGELA RAYNER
Angela Rayner’s most important role, among many, is as Deputy Leader of the Opposition, meaning she serves under Keir Starmer in the Labour Party. Rayner’s rise is a remarkable story, with the politician having left school aged 16 because of pregnancy, and without any qualifications. She eventually began training to make a living as a care worker, before working her way into politics through a role as a trade union representative and later joining the Labour Party. She is well known for her strong and outright opinions towards the Conservative party, powerful representation of the working class, and is very much in the running to be Labour’s first female leader.
Click here to read the full article published by Her Campus on 21 November 2022.
Love it or loathe it, politics is a completely unavoidable part of life, especially living here in the UK, where politicians and their various flaws and virtues seem to fuel daily headlines. Even as a politics student, I’ve found the ever-changing carousel of names and faces being hurled at me via my BBC news app a little hard to comprehend. For this reason, I have compiled, in no particular order, a list of 10 women in British politics who I think it is important to know about, regardless of my own opinions on their political positions. Perhaps this will make reading the news a little bit less of a minefield for you, and help us all to feel better connected to, and more importantly, educated about, the various characters running our country from Westminster.
ANGELA RAYNER
Angela Rayner’s most important role, among many, is as Deputy Leader of the Opposition, meaning she serves under Keir Starmer in the Labour Party. Rayner’s rise is a remarkable story, with the politician having left school aged 16 because of pregnancy, and without any qualifications. She eventually began training to make a living as a care worker, before working her way into politics through a role as a trade union representative and later joining the Labour Party. She is well known for her strong and outright opinions towards the Conservative party, powerful representation of the working class, and is very much in the running to be Labour’s first female leader.
Click here to read the full article published by Her Campus on 21 November 2022.
