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Stella Creasy is young, female and very blonde, which would describe any number of aides around Parliament. But there aren’t a whole lot of anecdotes about this British politician being mistaken for a secretary or an intern.

There is one: In 2011, a year after she was elected to the House of Commons for the opposition Labour Party, Ms. Creasy got into an elevator in Westminster and was stopped by a male legislator from the Conservative Party. Andrew Robathan, a junior defense minister, told her that it was reserved for members of Parliament only. He thought she was a researcher.

We invite you to read the full article published August 20, 2013

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Stella Creasy is young, female and very blonde, which would describe any number of aides around Parliament. But there aren’t a whole lot of anecdotes about this British politician being mistaken for a secretary or an intern.

There is one: In 2011, a year after she was elected to the House of Commons for the opposition Labour Party, Ms. Creasy got into an elevator in Westminster and was stopped by a male legislator from the Conservative Party. Andrew Robathan, a junior defense minister, told her that it was reserved for members of Parliament only. He thought she was a researcher.

We invite you to read the full article published August 20, 2013

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