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Wes Streeting MP on Growing Up in a Council Flat and Why Politics Matters

The Sacred

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The Purpose of a Young Mum

I think that actually having a baby was probably one of the best decisions she made I think it gave her purpose and meaning in life. Despite being disruptive at school and despite the chaotic home life she really enjoyed being given responsibility. She loved taking kids from the estate on kind of like days out to go for walks or play tennis with other children. It's been quite happy a lot actually despite the hardships and doing crazy things like you know when we go and see my nan walking from stepmeter mopping there'd be bollards on the street she would be doing leap frogs over them. We're all good enough parents none of us are perfect parents right but she raised you not with your dad

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