Harriet Harman The Liar & Evader Of Responsibility

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Harriet Harman The Liar & Evader Of Responsibility Just 24 hours after being elected deputy leader of the UK Labour Party, Harriet Harman was accused of making a ‘u-turn’ on her views about the Iraq war. Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme yesterday, Harman, who was elected deputy leader at the weekend, denied ever saying that the government should apologise for Iraq. In truth, during a Newsnight debate on BBC 2 a couple of weeks ago, she did clearly say ‘I agree’ when Jon Cruddas, her rival in the deputy leadership contest, argued that Labour should ‘say sorry’ for the war. Nathalie Rothschld

However, the u-turn is the least shocking thing about Harman’s stance on Iraq. While everyone is busy attacking the new deputy leader for backtracking on the ‘apology question’, the real scandal is being overlooked: namely, Harman’s duplicity and political cowardice in claiming that she was duped into voting for the bombing of Iraq in the first place.

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