The woman who led Labour: Margaret Beckett on fights, friends and ferocious change in 50 years of politics

She is quitting the Commons with no regrets. The UK's first female foreign secretary discusses chauvinism, Corbyn, contempt for politicians - and her worst period in office Goodbye to all that: the MPs standing down at the general election Hanging near Margaret Beckett's desk in parliament is a cartoon, drawn by her cousin, of things she has loved. It depicts her and her late husband, Leo, surrounded by the trappings of ministerial office, alongside their trusty caravan. Even as foreign secretar...