Westminster is haemorrhaging female employees and MPs. What kind of environment is this in the 21st century? Just last week SNP politician Mhairi Black stood down over the toll being a young female MP took on her. Look too at the latest accusations against Solihull MP Julian Knight, who is alleged to have sexually harassed three women — claims which he denies.
Many women do not feel safe within the walls of Westminster. I’ve worked a stone’s throw away in Whitehall and know many people who work within Parliament. I have witnessed both the positive impact of its institutions and the negative consequences of systems that seem to be designed to protect those working within Parliament and its surrounding areas.
