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Harris was elected to Parliament at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |title=Election 2015: Swansea East parliamentary constituency |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000048 |accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref> She gave her maiden speech on 8 June 2015, in which she argued that [[Dylan Thomas]] was wrong about his description of Swansea as "this ugly, lovely town".<ref>{{cite news | last = Cornock | first = David | title = MP: Dylan Thomas wrong about his 'ugly, lovely town' |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-33071932 | work = [[BBC News]] | date = 9 June 2015 | access-date = 20 November 2016}}</ref>
Harris was elected to Parliament at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |title=Election 2015: Swansea East parliamentary constituency |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000048 |accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref> She gave her maiden speech on 8 June 2015, in which she argued that [[Dylan Thomas]] was wrong about his description of Swansea as "this ugly, lovely town".<ref>{{cite news | last = Cornock | first = David | title = MP: Dylan Thomas wrong about his 'ugly, lovely town' |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-33071932 | work = [[BBC News]] | date = 9 June 2015 | access-date = 20 November 2016}}</ref>


Harris served as [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] (PPS) to the shadow [[Home Office|Home Affairs]] team from September 2015 to October 2016. She was promoted within the team as Shadow Minister for Safeguarding and Vulnerability in September 2016,<ref>{{cite news |date=9 October 2016 |title=Jeremy Corbyn welcomes 10 returning MPs to shadow team |work=[[ITV News]] |url=http://www.itv.com/news/2016-10-09/jeremy-corbyn-welcomes-10-returning-mps-to-shadow-team/ |access-date=20 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Second reading: correspondence from the Minister for Safeguarding and Vulnerability to Carolyn Harris MP (accessible version) |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-abuse-bill-2019-letter-from-minister-to-carolyn-harris-mp/second-reading-correspondence-from-the-minister-for-safeguarding-and-vulnerability-to-carolyn-harris-mp |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> and became a junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities in July 2017. She was appointed PPS to [[Keir Starmer]] following his election as Labour leader in April 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodgers |first=Sienna |title=Shadow ministers appointed as Starmer completes frontbench |url=https://labourlist.org/2020/04/shadow-ministers-appointed-as-starmer-completes-frontbench/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=LabourList |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris MP |first=Carolyn |date=6 April 2020 |title=Over the moon to be appointed as @Keir_Starmer's Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) at such a crucial time for our country. Looking forward to working with him and his fantastic new Shadow Cabinet as we address the pressing challenges ahead. |url=https://twitter.com/carolynharris24/status/1247228227397005312 |access-date=6 April 2020 |website=@carolynharris24 |language=en}}</ref> which she served as until her resignation in May 2021.
Harris served as [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] (PPS) to the shadow [[Home Office|Home Affairs]] team from September 2015 to October 2016. She was promoted within the team as Shadow Minister for Safeguarding and Vulnerability in September 2016,<ref>{{cite news |date=9 October 2016 |title=Jeremy Corbyn welcomes 10 returning MPs to shadow team |work=[[ITV News]] |url=http://www.itv.com/news/2016-10-09/jeremy-corbyn-welcomes-10-returning-mps-to-shadow-team/ |access-date=20 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Second reading: correspondence from the Minister for Safeguarding and Vulnerability to Carolyn Harris MP (accessible version) |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-abuse-bill-2019-letter-from-minister-to-carolyn-harris-mp/second-reading-correspondence-from-the-minister-for-safeguarding-and-vulnerability-to-carolyn-harris-mp |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> and became a junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities in July 2017.
Harris has been close friends with Keir Starmer since his election to parliament, and co-chaired his campaign in the [[2020 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|2020 Labour leadership election]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Masters |first=Adrian |date=2021-07-29 |title=Welsh MP 'still friends with Starmer' after quitting as aide to Labour leader |url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-07-29/still-friends-with-starmer-says-welsh-mp-who-quit-as-aide-to-labour-leader |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=ITV News |language=en}}</ref> She was appointed PPS to Starmer when he became [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition]] in April 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodgers |first=Sienna |title=Shadow ministers appointed as Starmer completes frontbench |url=https://labourlist.org/2020/04/shadow-ministers-appointed-as-starmer-completes-frontbench/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=LabourList |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris MP |first=Carolyn |date=6 April 2020 |title=Over the moon to be appointed as @Keir_Starmer's Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) at such a crucial time for our country. Looking forward to working with him and his fantastic new Shadow Cabinet as we address the pressing challenges ahead. |url=https://twitter.com/carolynharris24/status/1247228227397005312 |access-date=6 April 2020 |website=@carolynharris24 |language=en}}</ref> serving as until her resignation in May 2021.


===Deputy leadership of Welsh Labour===
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In July 2018, Harris came under political pressure after allegations of homophobia were made against her during a trial in Cardiff involving a former colleague, who subsequently became an employee in her office after Harris was elected. The allegations, which dated from before Harris had become an MP alleged that Harris had made homophobic remarks and an alleged assault. Harris stated that she did not remember the incidents but stated if they had occurred they would have been "office banter".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/carolyn-harris-mp-under-pressure-14985274|title=Carolyn Harris under pressure to quit over homophobic allegation|first=David|last=Williamson|date=3 August 2018|publisher=Wales Online}}</ref> Her response caused controversy among [[LGBT]] groups and Labour Party colleagues;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2018-08-03/labour-mp-apologises-for-dismissing-alleged-homophobic-comments-as-banter/|title= Labour MP facing calls to stand down over her handling of alleged homophobic comments |website= ITV News|language= EN |access-date= 4 March 2019}}</ref> however, Labour leader [[Jeremy Corbyn]] and LGBT political colleagues supported her.<ref name=bbc-20180803>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-45055491 |title=Carolyn Harris: Corbyn backs under fire MP in gay slur row |work=BBC News |date=3 August 2018 |access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref>
Harris faced allegations of making homophobic remarks by a former colleague in July 2018, as well as an alleged assault. She apologised for her conduct, which occurred before Harris was an MP, but added that her remarks would have been "office banter".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/carolyn-harris-mp-under-pressure-14985274|title=Carolyn Harris under pressure to quit over homophobic allegation|first=David|last=Williamson|date=3 August 2018|publisher=Wales Online}}</ref> Due to the equivocal nature of the apology, some party colleagues called for her to step down as a Shadow Equalities Minister.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2018-08-03/labour-mp-apologises-for-dismissing-alleged-homophobic-comments-as-banter/|title= Labour MP facing calls to stand down over her handling of alleged homophobic comments |website= ITV News|language= EN |access-date= 4 March 2019}}</ref> However, party leader [[Jeremy Corbyn]], [[First Minister of Wales|First Minister]] [[Carwyn Jones]], and other LGBT colleagues supported Harris.<ref name=bbc-20180803>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-45055491 |title=Carolyn Harris: Corbyn backs under fire MP in gay slur row |work=BBC News |date=3 August 2018 |access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref>


On 13 February 2021, ''[[The Times]]'' reported that Harris had invited Nicole Elkabbas to speak at a parliamentary event on anti-gambling. This event took place two months after Elkabbas was found guilty of eliciting over £45,000 in donations by pretending to have [[ovarian cancer]].<ref name=times-20210213>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/starmer-aide-invited-swindler-to-address-mps-8k997jw62 |title=Starmer aide invited swindler to address MPs |last=Dathan |first=Matt |newspaper=The Times |location=London |url-access=subscription |date=13 February 2021 |access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref><ref name=bbc-20201120>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-55021836 |title=Woman guilty of fake cancer GoFundMe fundraising fraud |work=BBC News |date=20 November 2020 |access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref> Harris gave Elkabbas a character reference at her sentencing, on which the judge commented "I am astonished to read from Mrs Carolyn Harris MP that she considers you were ‘honest about the crimes you had committed’."<ref name=times-20210213/><ref name=sky-20210210>{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/judge-criticises-mps-remarks-about-woman-jailed-after-45-000-scam-and-faking-cancer-12214415 |title=Judge criticises MP's remarks about woman jailed after £45,000 scam and faking cancer |last=Sharp |first=Jess |work=Sky News |date=10 February 2021 |access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref>
Harris was criticised for inviting Nicole Elkabbas, a convicted criminal, to speak at a parliamentary event on anti-gambling in February 2021. Two months earlier, Elkabbas was found guilty of eliciting tens of thousands in donations by faking a cancer diagnosis.<ref name=times-20210213>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/starmer-aide-invited-swindler-to-address-mps-8k997jw62 |title=Starmer aide invited swindler to address MPs |last=Dathan |first=Matt |newspaper=The Times |location=London |url-access=subscription |date=13 February 2021 |access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref><ref name=bbc-20201120>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-55021836 |title=Woman guilty of fake cancer GoFundMe fundraising fraud |work=BBC News |date=20 November 2020 |access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref> Harris gave Elkabbas a character reference at her sentencing, which she defended as being "in connection with her addiction leading her to crime."<ref name=times-20210213/><ref name=sky-20210210>{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/judge-criticises-mps-remarks-about-woman-jailed-after-45-000-scam-and-faking-cancer-12214415 |title=Judge criticises MP's remarks about woman jailed after £45,000 scam and faking cancer |last=Sharp |first=Jess |work=Sky News |date=10 February 2021 |access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref>


On 11 May 2021, ''The Times'' reported that Harris had resigned as PPS to Starmer after allegedly spreading false rumours about the private life of [[Angela Rayner]]. ''The Times'' reported a shadow cabinet minister said Harris had been "a total wrecking ball". Harris blocked the Times reporter on WhatsApp when he asked if the allegations were true.<ref name=times-20210511>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/angela-rayner-could-oust-you-from-the-top-job-sir-kier-starmer-told-kvpxds5w2 |title=Keir Starmer's aide Carolyn Harris resigns amid accusations of spreading rumours about Angela Rayner |last1=Zeffman |first1=Henry |last2=Maguire |first2=Patrick |last3=Courea |first3=Eleni |last4=Wright |first4=Oliver |newspaper=The Times |location=London |url-access=subscription |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref><ref name=walesonline-20210511>{{cite news |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/carolyn-harris-keir-starmer-aide-20571539 |title=Carolyn Harris resigns as aide for Labour leader Keir Starmer amid allegations of spreading rumours |last=Mosalski |first=Ruth |newspaper=Wales Online |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' reported that a formal complaint had been made the previous week by a Labour MP about Harris's conduct and comments about the private lives of shadow cabinet ministers.<ref name=guardian-20210511>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/11/keir-starmer-aide-carolyn-harris-resigns |title=Keir Starmer aide Carolyn Harris resigns |last=Elgot |first=Jessica |newspaper=The Guardian |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref> Harris issued a statement, giving the reasons for her resignation as:
Harris resigned as PPS to Starmer on 11 May 2021, accused of inflaming party tensions following the [[2021 United Kingdom local elections|2021 local elections]] and subsequent [[May 2021 British shadow cabinet reshuffle|shadow cabinet reshuffle]].<ref name="walesonline-20210511">{{cite news |last=Mosalski |first=Ruth |date=11 May 2021 |title=Carolyn Harris resigns as aide for Labour leader Keir Starmer amid allegations of spreading rumours |newspaper=Wales Online |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/carolyn-harris-keir-starmer-aide-20571539 |access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' reported that a Labour MP had made a formal complaint about Harris' conduct and comments about the private lives of shadow cabinet ministers,<ref name="guardian-20210511">{{cite news |last=Elgot |first=Jessica |date=11 May 2021 |title=Keir Starmer aide Carolyn Harris resigns |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/11/keir-starmer-aide-carolyn-harris-resigns |access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref> which the ''The Times'' reported to include [[Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Deputy Leader]] [[Angela Rayner]].<ref name=times-20210511>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/angela-rayner-could-oust-you-from-the-top-job-sir-kier-starmer-told-kvpxds5w2 |title=Keir Starmer's aide Carolyn Harris resigns amid accusations of spreading rumours about Angela Rayner |last1=Zeffman |first1=Henry |last2=Maguire |first2=Patrick |last3=Courea |first3=Eleni |last4=Wright |first4=Oliver |newspaper=The Times |location=London |url-access=subscription |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref> Harris denied being forced to step down, attributing her decision to personal issues and a high workload.<ref name=":0" />
{{Blockquote|Stepping back from this role is the right thing at this moment, coming as it does after some trying personal times and an ever-increasing workload as the deputy leader of Welsh Labour. I have enjoyed every minute, and look forward to supporting Keir the best way I can in the months ahead.<ref name=telegraph-20210511>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/05/11/sir-keir-starmers-closest-aide-quits-claims-spread-rumours-angela/ |title=Sir Keir Starmer's closest parliamentary aide quits after claims she spread rumours about Angela Rayner |last=Yorke |first=Harry |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |url-access=subscription |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref>}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:13, 5 April 2022

For other people named Carolyn Harris, see Carolyn Harris (disambiguation).

Carolyn Harris
MP
Official portrait, 2020
Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 April 2018
LeaderCarwyn Jones
Mark Drakeford
Preceded byOffice established
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition
In office
6 April 2020 – 11 May 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byTanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Succeeded bySharon Hodgson
Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
In office
3 July 2017 – 10 April 2020
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byKate Osamor
Succeeded byGill Furniss
Shadow Minister for Safeguarding and Vulnerability
In office
24 September 2016 – 3 July 2017
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded bySarah Champion
Succeeded byJess Philips
Member of Parliament
for Swansea East
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded bySiân James
Majority7,970 (23.7%)
Personal details
Born (1960-09-18) 18 September 1960 (age 64)
Swansea, Wales
Political partyLabour
Alma materSwansea University
WebsiteOfficial website

Carolyn Harris (born 18 September 1960) is a Welsh politician serving as Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour since 2018. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Swansea East since 2015.

Harris served as Shadow Minister for Safeguarding and Vulnerability from 2016 to 2017, and a junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities from 2017 to 2020. She was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition, Keir Starmer, from 2020 to 2021.

Early life and career

Harris was born on 18 September 1960 in Swansea, Wales.[1] She attended Swansea University from 1994 to 1998, where she studied a joint degree in Social History and Social Policy.

Following university, Harris worked for Swansea-based community projects such as the Guiding Hand Association and the Joshua Foundation. She has previously worked as a barmaid and a dinner lady.[2] Before her election to the Commons, she was a Parliamentary assistant to her predecessor, Siân James.

Parliamentary career

Harris was elected to Parliament at the 2015 general election.[3] She gave her maiden speech on 8 June 2015, in which she argued that Dylan Thomas was wrong about his description of Swansea as "this ugly, lovely town".[4]

Harris served as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the shadow Home Affairs team from September 2015 to October 2016. She was promoted within the team as Shadow Minister for Safeguarding and Vulnerability in September 2016,[5][6] and became a junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities in July 2017.

Harris has been close friends with Keir Starmer since his election to parliament, and co-chaired his campaign in the 2020 Labour leadership election.[7] She was appointed PPS to Starmer when he became Leader of the Opposition in April 2020,[8][9] serving as until her resignation in May 2021.

Deputy leadership of Welsh Labour

Harris was elected as the first Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour on 21 April 2018.[10] She secured 51.5% of the electoral college vote, narrowly defeating Assembly Member (AM) and former MP Julie Morgan.[11] Harris won the majority of votes from affiliated groups, AMs and MPs, but lost the membership by a margin of 2 to 1. The electoral college system was abolished in favour of one member, one vote in September 2018.

Her main election pledges included increasing party membership, reaching out to communities, encouraging underrepresented groups to get involved, campaigning against austerity, and rejuvenating constituency parties.

Campaigns

Harris has led many successful campaigns during her time in Parliament, on issues including children's funerals, fixed-odds-betting terminals and electricity fires in homes. During her first year in Parliament, she raised issues such as the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon, electrification of the South Wales mainline to Swansea, and various consumer issues such as fixed odds betting terminals and faulty electrical goods.

After losing her son Martin in 1989, Harris was forced to take out a loan and rely on donations from the community to cover the funeral costs. Not wanting other parents to suffer the same hardship, Harris spoke about her grief in an adjournment debate on 28 November 2016. She went on to work with the Fair Funerals Campaign to press the Government to create a Children's Funeral Fund.[12] The fund was announced for Wales in March 2017,[13] by PM Theresa May for England in March 2018, and Scotland in May 2018.[14][15]

Following a two-year campaign to reduce the maximum stake on fixed-odds-betting terminals from £100 per spin to £2, on 17 May 2018 the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport announced that they would be reducing the stake in line with Harris's suggestion of £2 a spin.[16]

Harris started a campaign on fires caused by electrical products in people's homes as a result of a death of a constituent, Linda Merron in Penlan, Swansea.[17] Her campaign is to raise awareness of cheap electrical goods being sold online and the potential impact of unsafe goods and she has had several debates in the House of Commons on the issue.[18]

Controversies

Harris faced allegations of making homophobic remarks by a former colleague in July 2018, as well as an alleged assault. She apologised for her conduct, which occurred before Harris was an MP, but added that her remarks would have been "office banter".[19] Due to the equivocal nature of the apology, some party colleagues called for her to step down as a Shadow Equalities Minister.[20] However, party leader Jeremy Corbyn, First Minister Carwyn Jones, and other LGBT colleagues supported Harris.[21]

Harris was criticised for inviting Nicole Elkabbas, a convicted criminal, to speak at a parliamentary event on anti-gambling in February 2021. Two months earlier, Elkabbas was found guilty of eliciting tens of thousands in donations by faking a cancer diagnosis.[22][23] Harris gave Elkabbas a character reference at her sentencing, which she defended as being "in connection with her addiction leading her to crime."[22][24]

Harris resigned as PPS to Starmer on 11 May 2021, accused of inflaming party tensions following the 2021 local elections and subsequent shadow cabinet reshuffle.[25] The Guardian reported that a Labour MP had made a formal complaint about Harris' conduct and comments about the private lives of shadow cabinet ministers,[26] which the The Times reported to include Deputy Leader Angela Rayner.[27] Harris denied being forced to step down, attributing her decision to personal issues and a high workload.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Carolyn Harris MP". myparliament.info. MyParliament. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ^ Nelson, Nigel (29 October 2016). "MP was forced to borrow money and take out loan just so she could afford to bury tragic son". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Election 2015: Swansea East parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. ^ Cornock, David (9 June 2015). "MP: Dylan Thomas wrong about his 'ugly, lovely town'". BBC News. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Jeremy Corbyn welcomes 10 returning MPs to shadow team". ITV News. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Second reading: correspondence from the Minister for Safeguarding and Vulnerability to Carolyn Harris MP (accessible version)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b Masters, Adrian (29 July 2021). "Welsh MP 'still friends with Starmer' after quitting as aide to Labour leader". ITV News. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  8. ^ Rodgers, Sienna. "Shadow ministers appointed as Starmer completes frontbench". LabourList. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  9. ^ Harris MP, Carolyn (6 April 2020). "Over the moon to be appointed as @Keir_Starmer's Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) at such a crucial time for our country. Looking forward to working with him and his fantastic new Shadow Cabinet as we address the pressing challenges ahead". @carolynharris24. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Harris elected Welsh Labour deputy leader". BBC News. BBC. 21 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Carolyn Harris elected Welsh Labour deputy leader". LabourList. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Fair Funerals". fairfuneralscampaign.org.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Welsh Government | Child burial fees will no longer apply in Wales". gov.wales. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Child burial and cremation fees to end". Scottish Government News. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Children's Funeral Fund for England". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Government to cut Fixed Odds Betting Terminals maximum stake from £100 to £2". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Air purifier caused fatal fire, MP warns". BBC News. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Faulty Electrical Imports". theyworkforyou.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  19. ^ Williamson, David (3 August 2018). "Carolyn Harris under pressure to quit over homophobic allegation". Wales Online.
  20. ^ "Labour MP facing calls to stand down over her handling of alleged homophobic comments". ITV News. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Carolyn Harris: Corbyn backs under fire MP in gay slur row". BBC News. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  22. ^ a b Dathan, Matt (13 February 2021). "Starmer aide invited swindler to address MPs". The Times. London. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Woman guilty of fake cancer GoFundMe fundraising fraud". BBC News. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  24. ^ Sharp, Jess (10 February 2021). "Judge criticises MP's remarks about woman jailed after £45,000 scam and faking cancer". Sky News. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  25. ^ Mosalski, Ruth (11 May 2021). "Carolyn Harris resigns as aide for Labour leader Keir Starmer amid allegations of spreading rumours". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  26. ^ Elgot, Jessica (11 May 2021). "Keir Starmer aide Carolyn Harris resigns". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  27. ^ Zeffman, Henry; Maguire, Patrick; Courea, Eleni; Wright, Oliver (11 May 2021). "Keir Starmer's aide Carolyn Harris resigns amid accusations of spreading rumours about Angela Rayner". The Times. London. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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