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Woman's Hour: Lashana Lynch, Labour Conference & women, Being married to an anti-vaxxer, Universal credit uplift

27/09/2021

Lashana Lynch, Labour Conference & women, Being married to an anti-vaxxer, Universal credit uplift

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Lashana Lynch, Labour Conference & women, Being married to an anti-vaxxer, Universal credit uplift

Lashana Lynch on making history as the first Black female 007.

Lashana Lynch on making history as the first Black female 007; one listener's story of how the Covid vaccine affected her marriage; Universal credit uplift.

No Time To Die - the new James bond film that comes out this Thursday, sees actor Daniel Craig grace our screens as the famous British spy for the last time. The first "Blonde Bond" is stepping away from the role after five films and 15 years. But that's not the only change going on.  London-born actor Lashana Lynch has made history - she is the first black female 007. Emma speaks to her about her character, Nomi, taking on those three special numbers and taking part in the famous franchise.

As their conference continues, how is Labour doing on women? Emma speaks to Helen Lewis, staff writer at the Atlantic - former deputy editor of the New Statesman and to Ian Murray, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland.

People who get Universal Credit got an extra £20 a week when the pandemic started. It was to help families who were struggling. But the government says that extra money will be removed next month, and it was always a temporary measure. The Conservative peer, Baroness Philippa Stroud is against the cut. She worked with Iain Duncan Smith to bring in Universal Credit in 2013.  She joins Emma to discuss.

The pandemic has taken its toll on many marriages and partnerships, for a variety of different reasons. For one Woman’s Hour listener, something she couldn't possibly have predicted happened.  Her husband of 15 years became a Covid conspiracy theorist, almost overnight. It's no exaggeration to say that it has torn their family apart.  She got in touch because she wanted to share her story in case it can help others


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