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Other parties being appalling does not give Labour the right to be merely bad, argues Emma Burnell I am often told the Labour party does not need feminism any more. That I am complaining over nothing about women’s representation and role in our party. Or worse – that...

Since 1918, a total of 450 women have sat in the Westminster parliament. 459 men sit in the current House of Commons. This means that, despite nearly a century of work, the entire number of women members of parliament ever elected has never outnumbered that of the men...

On the surface, we have made huge strides for women’s equality in the party. Women made up over half our candidates in target seats at the election this year, and make up two of the four candidates for leader. Every single candidate for leader or deputy has signed the...

Vicky Pryce does not fall easily in line; she says and does things that can be inconvenient to the establishment because, in many ways, she was part of it. This characteristic, along with her reputation as a highly accomplished economist, shines through in Why Women...