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January 18, 2016
The Guardian: Why the new women and work all-party parliamentary group matters

July 29, 2015
UK party leadership election: Labour contender Jeremy Corbyn commits to gender parity with a 50:50 shadow cabinet

“We will never be a successful society in which all are able to achieve their potential until we have equality for women”.

Deputy leader Lucy Powell is the second-highest ranking politician in the Labour Party
A picture of the UK Prime Minister
February 18, 2026
One giant boys' club? Why Westminster can still feel like a man's world

Is there a boys' club in politics? I ask a smart, tough, very experienced woman who has worked at the highest level of government.

"Yes," comes the answer - without a second's hesitation. "The end."

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December 17, 2025
Not ‘just part of the job’: How parliaments are countering violence against women in politics