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| | Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | Interview: Decca Aitkenhead meets Ruth Kelly |
 | | Kelly joined the Labour party only after graduation and the first politician she met was Tony Blair, while shadowing a Guardian reporter interviewing the then shadow employment minister. |
 | | Kelly has a tendency to look mannish on television; in the flesh she is a surprise of soft curves and generous smiles, in full make-up, snug fitted trousers and dainty little patent shoes. |
 | | Kelly has denied rumours that her views on condoms and abortion rule her out from the departments of international development and health, and insists stem cell research, currently funded by her own ministry, will be determined by collective cabinet responsibility. |
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