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Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has pledged that the next Labour government will make misogyny a ‘hate crime’.Speaking at the annual Labour Women’s Conference in Liverpool, the British politician began off by saying, “Let’s face it – sometimes it’s tiring being a woman in this world, especially under a Tory Government!”Rayner then went on to state that although it’s hard for impoverished women to get a job at the Palace of Westminster, the Labour government now have more women MPs than men.She added: “Labour is the Party of equality… We’ll make misogyny a hate crime.” More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has been warned his commanding poll lead is more fragile than it seems, as Labour grandees urge the party to put forward a bolder vision for Britain. The Labour leader […] More

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The Labour Party has unveiled new plans to clamp down on sexual harassment in the workplace as new figures show almost five million women experience such behaviour at work each year. New proposals […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Yvette Cooper has dubbed Suella Braverman a “part-time home secretary” as she set out Labour’s stall on immigration. The shadow home secretary, a minister under Gordon Brown when Labour was last in power, […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email London mayor Sadiq Khan has accused Rishi Sunak of “wishful thinking” for saying that the private sector will stump up an estimated £6.5bn to pay for part of HS2. The prime minister announced […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Labour Party has unveiled new plans to clamp down on sexual harassment in the workplace as new figures show almost 5 million women experience such behaviour at work each year. New proposals […] More

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