‘Less old men, less privately educated, less upper class’: The changing face of Westminster

Miatta Fahnbulleh, new MP for Peckham, says she has spoken to some staff who say parliament feels different in the wake of the recent election - (Jessica Taylor, House of Commons)

Women MPs have routinely argued an antiquated, misogynistic and toxic culture persists in parliament – with the 2017 Pestminster scandal seeing an explosion of claims of sexual harassment in Westminster.

But this appears to be changing in the wake of Labour’s win in the recent election as new women MPs say parliament now feels less misogynistic and the “bubble” of Westminster may finally be bursting.