Born in communist East Germany, to a German mother and Iranian father, Sahra Wagenknecht has long been the face of the country’s hard left.
But her own breakaway political movement, supporting a higher minimum wage as well as an end to weapons deliveries to Ukraine, appears to be gaining further...
Published 11/16/24
She is one of the highest-ranking women in the Labour Party, now holding the position of home secretary.
Yvette Cooper, born in Inverness in 1969, grew up in Hampshire and went on to forge a career in politics full of firsts.
She served as the first female chief secretary to the Treasury. She...
Published 11/09/24