BMA committee votes in emergency motion after Tory donor’s comments about MP condemned as racist and misogynistThe health tech boss and Tory donor Frank Hester is facing calls to resign from GPs, his firm’s main UK...
Read MoreScottish Tory leader says all of Hester’s donations should be reviewed after racist and misogynistic commentsUK politics – latest updatesThe Conservative party has been urged to decline or return a reported further...
Read MoreSenior Tory says donor’s ‘horrific’ comment that Diane Abbott should be shot unlikely to be investigated by new taskforceUK politics – latest updatesMichael Gove has said remarks made by the Conservative...
Read MoreUnlock Democracy report notes that path to gender equality in Lords has slowed in recent yearsRishi Sunak has the worst record on appointing women from his party to the House of Lords of any prime minister since John Major, with...
Read MoreRecord number of female and ethnic minority MPs expected to sit in Commons according to study of candidate selectionsThe next general election is set to herald the most diverse parliament ever, with record numbers of ethnic...
Read MoreDowning Street says it is not focused on ‘tick-box diversity’ and women get senior jobs elsewhereUK politics live – latest updatesAfter Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle, men hold the top four positions in...
Read MoreRosie Duffield had been shouted down in Commons by party colleagues earlier this year for opposing Scottish transgender reformsA senior member of the Labour frontbench has offered an apology to a fellow MP, Rosie Duffield, who...
Read MoreChair of Commons equality committee says she believes Daisy Goodwin’s allegations about Daniel KorskiSexual harassment complaints in parliament are dealt with too slowly and opaquely, the chair of the Commons equalities...
Read MoreAppointment expected despite strong calls for a woman to lead party after its misogyny scandalUK politics live – latest updatesThe new leader of Plaid Cymru is set to be Rhun ap Iorwerth despite strong calls within the...
Read MoreOnly 18 of 382 councils have minimum gender representation parity, say equality charitiesThe vast majority (95%) of local authorities across the UK are dominated by men, while only over a third of local councillors are women,...
Read MoreGender-sensitive audit also urges quotas for governing bodies and a new permanent proxy-voting schemeHolyrood’s presiding officer is calling for a ban on all-male committees, alongside quotas for key governing bodies and a...
Read MoreWomen’s groups express concern as just 23% of those named to new PM’s cabinet are femaleUK politics live – latest news updatesWomen’s groups have reacted with concern and anger over the low representation...
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