This novel stands apart from other tales of mothers stretched too thin. Jessica Stanley weaves family frustrations with British politics and global events because our life and our times are connected.
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Who is Keir Starmer? A look at the man likely to become the next U.K. prime minister
The U.K. is electing a new prime minister. Leading in the polls is a human rights lawyer and a knight who’s rumored to have inspired a character in the Bridget Jones movies.
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What to know about the U.K. election, with Labour forecast to knock out Conservatives
Polls forecast a wipeout for the governing Conservatives. The Labour Party’s leader, a centrist human rights lawyer, is widely predicted to become the next prime minister.
