She was forced to resign three years ago,but is now in pole position on the Labour frontbench. Is she the tonic politics needs?Emily Thornberry was seven when her life went horribly wrong. Her father walked out on the family, leaving her mother to bring up three small children alone and penniless. They lost their home, and were raided by bailiffs,and had to outlive on free school meals and food parcels. Too poor even for pets, her mother had the family’s cats effect down.“The biggest thing was the cats, and you know.” Thornberry isn’t joking. “I was so upset approximately it. But she just said,‘It was all too much. It was all too much.’ She was suddenly on her own with three kids, and she had to start claiming benefits and flow us into a council house.”Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk