Kiri Allan’s autobiography reveals mental health crisis behind political downfall
Former Labour justice minister Kiri Allan's memoir details the mental health struggles and personal circumstances that led to her 2023 car crash.
Kiri Allan's autobiography, released today, opens with the July 2023 car crash that ended her political career. The book reveals she was struggling with the aftermath of cancer treatment, relationship difficulties, and despair over Labour government policy direction, leading to drinking, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts. Allan writes candidly about her mental health crisis and recovery, though the memoir takes a more guarded approach to other aspects of her personal life, including omitting details about some relationships.
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Kiri Allan is open about her mental health and a closed book on other parts of her life
The way Kiri Allan writes about her mental health struggles stands at odds with an entirely closed approach to other aspects of her life. This article discusses self harm and suicide. Please take care. Kiri Allan’s autobiography opens, quite literally,…