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House Music: The Oona King Diaries – eBook launch

Details: 26 February 2013

An eclectic group of guests turned out to celebrate the launch of House Music, the Oona King Diaries, which was launched in Parliament as an ebook by Bloomsbury. The publishing party included a performance of parts of the diary, dramatised by award-winning playwright Tanika Gupta, and starring comedian Dave Schneider, newcomer Shelley Williams, and actor – and Oona’s cousin – Ed Stoppard who stars in Upstairs Downstairs.

House Music - ebook launch

Details: 25 February 2013

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Tonight in parliament we're launching the ebook version of my diaries, House Music.

The award-winning playwright Tanika Guptaand is directing a dramatisation of some parts of my diary, starring comedian Dave Schneider, newcomer Shelley Williams, and the actor – and my cousin – Ed Stoppard (who stars in Upstairs Downstairs).

BBC News: the Women's Hour power list

Details: 12 February 2013

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I was lucky enough to be a judge for the Women's Hour Power List and spoke to the BBC about the judging process and how we decided on our top 20. Click Read more to see the clip, and click here to take a look at the full list of 100 amazing women.

The local impact of shifting government attitudes towards social housing
Dancing on Ice
I couldn't resist Dancing on Ice

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25th Wedding Anniversary!

...in 2019 I celebrate my 25th Wedding Anniversary

Being an MP...

If you want to know what it was like being an MP, this is my 8 years as an MP reduced down to 15 minutes. Read more...

Oona with 3 of her 4 kids

Information on Oona's work on adoption

Idris goes to Parliament

His speech on diversity in the media

Questions in Parliament

My tribute to Jo Cox MP

House of Lords, 20th June 2016

I knew Jo because we both worked for the Kinnocks, we both worked for the Browns, we both worked for Labour Women's Network - which Jo Chaired - and we both had a habit of ending up in refugee camps.

In the run-up to Jo's election as an MP, she told me my diaries of Westminster nearly put her off. "Thing is", she said, "I know my constituency would never cause me as much grief as yours." This is the only thing Jo was wrong about.

THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES: WHY OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON THEM

Speech to Parliament as Shadow Broadcast Minister:

A generation ago, in 1998, the Labour Government defined the creative industries as comprising any business with the potential to generate,

“wealth and job creation through the generation and exploitation of intellectual property”.

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DIVERSITY - IS IT BETTER TO BE MIXED RACE?

Sometimes being mixed race is like having a cloak of invisibility. The most remarkable hour of my life came when I put on a head scarf and went out alone to witness riots on the 'Arab street' in the Gaza Strip in June 2003. If the thousands of young Palestinians had known I was a Jew with an American and British passport, and an MP to boot, at best they would have kidnapped me, at worst killed me on the spot.

Gay Marriage

Idris Elba Endorsement

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