{"id":375860,"date":"2026-09-04T16:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/harriet-harman-addresses-the-backlash-from-her-woke-maternity-comments-electoral-dysfunction\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T16:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T15:00:47","slug":"harriet-harman-addresses-the-backlash-from-her-woke-maternity-comments-electoral-dysfunction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/harriet-harman-addresses-the-backlash-from-her-woke-maternity-comments-electoral-dysfunction\/","title":{"rendered":"Harriet Harman addresses the backlash from her \u2018woke\u2019 maternity comments | Electoral Dysfunction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MdZen4Gdgjo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Harriet Harman addresses the backlash from her \u2018woke\u2019 maternity comments | Electoral Dysfunction\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MdZen4Gdgjo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Could Zack Polanski win in the St Pancras and Holborn by-election \u2013 and how crushing would a loss be to the Green Party\u2019s momentum?  <\/p>\n<p>Harriet Harman, Ruth Davidson and Beth Rigby discuss \u2013 and mull over whether the whole thing will be an early headache for Andy Burnham, or a chance to prove he can regain the confidence of young left-wing voters.   <\/p>\n<p>Plus \u2013 Harriet responds to criticism from Kemi Badenoch, after she offered the Tory leader a \u2018woke badge\u2019 for promoting Claire Coutinho during her maternity leave.  <\/p>\n<p>Got a question for the burner phone? 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