Vote for your favourite political wife

Following Sarah Brown's intervention at the Labour conference Daily Politics looks at rise in stature of the political wife.

Gordon Brown's children may not be his props, but, looking at the headlines following his Labour conference speech, his wife clearly is.

When Sarah Brown took the platform, ahead of her husband's do-or-die speech, she threw him, to quote one newspaper, a "wifeline".

POLITICAL WIVES VOTE RESULTS Who is your favourite political wife? Samantha Cameron  34.37%  Sarah Brown  29.34%  Michelle Obama  15.18%  Cherie Blair  5.23%  Hillary Clinton  15.89%  1970 Votes Cast Results are indicative and may not reflect public opinion

So could we be about to see much more of Britain's political wives?

We've put together a list of five current political wives. You can vote for your favourite; just for fun, mind.

And on the final day of our conference coverage from Labour's gathering in Manchester, Sandra Howard - wife of former Conservative leader Michael - joined Liz in our Westminster studio to discuss just how influential politician's wives can be.

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