The Juggling Act

Stella Creasy on being a mum and a politician

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It's a man's world - but our first guest is trying her best to change that. Stella Creasy made history as the first MP to get maternity cover. She tells Claire Newell why parliament hasn't always made parenting easy and why she believes the lockdown is disproportionately affecting women. Plus, she reveals how she’s been discouraged from taking on big roles because after having a baby.

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