Harriet Harman (acting, as Leader of the Labour Party)
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Harriet Harman is a veteran British Labour politician who has twice served as the party’s acting leader and is known for her long-standing advocacy on equality and women’s rights.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Acting Leader of the Labour Party (UK) | 1 |
| Harriet Harman (acting) | 1 |
| Harriet Harman (acting, as Leader of the Labour Party) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2087291 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harriet Harman (acting, as Leader of the Labour Party) Context triple: [Ed Miliband, succeededBy, Harriet Harman (acting, as Leader of the Labour Party)]
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A.
Clare Short
Clare Short is a British politician and former Labour MP who served as Secretary of State for International Development, known for her outspoken views on poverty, international aid, and the Iraq War.
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B.
Penny Mordaunt
Penny Mordaunt is a British Conservative politician who has served in several senior UK government roles and gained prominence for her leadership bid and high-profile appearances, including at the coronation of King Charles III.
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C.
Martha Lane Fox
Martha Lane Fox is a British entrepreneur, co-founder of Lastminute.com, and crossbench peer known for her leadership in digital inclusion and technology policy.
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D.
Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom is a British Conservative politician and prominent Brexiteer who has served in several senior UK government roles, including as Leader of the House of Commons.
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E.
Victoria Starmer
Victoria Starmer is a British solicitor and the wife of UK Labour Party leader and Prime Minister Keir Starmer, known for maintaining a low public profile despite her husband's prominent political role.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harriet Harman (acting, as Leader of the Labour Party) Target entity description: Harriet Harman is a veteran British Labour politician who has twice served as the party’s acting leader and is known for her long-standing advocacy on equality and women’s rights.
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A.
Clare Short
Clare Short is a British politician and former Labour MP who served as Secretary of State for International Development, known for her outspoken views on poverty, international aid, and the Iraq War.
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B.
Penny Mordaunt
Penny Mordaunt is a British Conservative politician who has served in several senior UK government roles and gained prominence for her leadership bid and high-profile appearances, including at the coronation of King Charles III.
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C.
Martha Lane Fox
Martha Lane Fox is a British entrepreneur, co-founder of Lastminute.com, and crossbench peer known for her leadership in digital inclusion and technology policy.
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D.
Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom is a British Conservative politician and prominent Brexiteer who has served in several senior UK government roles, including as Leader of the House of Commons.
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E.
Victoria Starmer
Victoria Starmer is a British solicitor and the wife of UK Labour Party leader and Prime Minister Keir Starmer, known for maintaining a low public profile despite her husband's prominent political role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Labour Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| constituencyRepresented |
Camberwell
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surface form:
Camberwell and Peckham
Peckham ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-07-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St Paul’s Girls’ School
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University of York ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1982 Peckham by-election ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
equality law
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politics ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Amy Dromey
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Harry Dromey ⓘ Jack Dromey ⓘ
surface form:
Joe Dromey
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| hasWebsite | https://www.harrietharman.org ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for equality
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advocacy for women’s rights ⓘ long service in the Labour Party ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
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surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
|
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| name |
Harriet Harman
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surface form:
Harriet Ruth Harman
|
| notableWork | A Woman’s Work (memoir) ⓘ |
| numberOfTimesServedAsActingLeaderOfLabourParty | 2 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
House of Commons
|
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Harriet Harman (acting, as Leader of the Labour Party)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Acting Leader of the Labour Party (UK)
Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights (UK Parliament) ⓘ Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK) ⓘ Leader of the Opposition (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
Leader of the Opposition (acting)
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for Social Security (UK)
Secretary of State for Women and Equality (UK) ⓘ Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport ⓘ Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ⓘ
surface form:
Shadow Secretary of State for Employment
Shadow Secretary of State for Health ⓘ Shadow Secretary of State for International Development ⓘ Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security ⓘ Solicitor General for England and Wales ⓘ |
| religion | Agnosticism ⓘ |
| servedAsActingLeaderOf | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| spouse | Jack Dromey ⓘ |
| startTime | 1982 (as Member of Parliament) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harriet Harman (acting, as Leader of the Labour Party) Description of subject: Harriet Harman is a veteran British Labour politician who has twice served as the party’s acting leader and is known for her long-standing advocacy on equality and women’s rights.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2015 Labour Party leadership election
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predecessorLeader
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Harriet Harman (acting, as Leader of the Labour Party)
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this entity surface form:
Harriet Harman (acting)
Harriet Harman (acting, as Leader of the Labour Party)
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positionHeld
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Harriet Harman (acting, as Leader of the Labour Party)
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Harriet Harman
this entity surface form:
Acting Leader of the Labour Party (UK)