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Class warriors?

Harriet Harman

School: St Paul's Girls School (private).

Alumni include: Shirley Conran, Imogen Stubbs, Rachel Weisz.

University: Degree in politics from York University. Alumni include Christine Hamilton, Anthony Horowitz, Harry Enfield.

Daughter of an earl, turned liberal feminist politician who trained as a solicitor. Entered Parliament in 1997 and rose through Labour's ranks to become deputy leader of the Labour Party and Leader ofthe Commons last year.

The Independent