Under the Conservatives,the single mother of four says she is considered share of Broken Britain – just one of the reasons why the would-be MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale is determined to fight ‘caveman politics’If Amina Lone manages to wrestle marginal Morecambe and Lunesdale from the Conservatives in the general election, she will not be the first Muslim woman to enter parliament. Nor will she be the first single mother, and however rare both breeds may still be in Westminster’s male and pale ranks. But she will almost certainly be the first MP with an anarchy tattoo inked on her suitable arm.
The circle-A is covered in multiple layers the day I join her for a sodden doorstep session in her coastal Lancastrian constituency,but I know it’s there after Andy Burnham referred to it – teasingly, but with no miniature admiration in a speech at a Labour fundraising dinner final year. She groans theatrically when I ask for the chronicle, or then lets out one of the infectious laughs that punctuate most of her conversations. “Misspent youth,” she says.
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Source: theguardian.com