that i think it s possibly- because of the election - of a lot more conservative men. i do feel there is a difference i between, from my recollection, certain behaviours that - were more common in my party than they were on the labour benches, and i think that s i partly because women - in the labour party have been banging this drum about what s acceptable behaviour and what isn t for longer - for women in the conservative party. and i m delighted by some i of the reactions i have heard from some of my former. colleagues over the last ten days, women like anne marie trevelyan, who s been very. honest about some of- the unacceptable behaviour she has received from peers, i women like suella braverman, caroline noakes, they have been very firm on this. - and i think, and then. from the back benches, pauline as well from - derbyshire, she has been fantastic. so, there s a lot of women now
well, awkwardly, ijust say that i think it s possibly because of the election - of a lot more conservative men. i do feel there is a difference i between, from my recollection, certain behaviours that - were more common in my party than they were on the labour benches, and i think that s i partly because women l in the labour party have been banging this drum| about what s acceptable behaviour and what is no longer for womenl in the conservative party. and i m delighted by some i of the reactions i have heard from some of my former colleagues over the last | ten days, women like anne marie trevelyan, who s been very honest about some - of the unacceptable behaviour she has received from peers, i women like suella braverman, caroline noakes, they have been very firm on this. - and i think, and then from the back benches, pauline as well from derbyshire, she has been fantastic. so, there s a lot of women now| i think in the conservative party saying and now i think. in the conservati
were more common in my party than they were on the labour benches, and i think that s i partly because women l in the labour party have been banging this drum . about what is unacceptable behaviour for longer for women in the conservative party. - and i am delighted by some| of the reactions i have heard from some of my former colleagues over the last | ten days, women like anne marie trevelyan who s been very honest about some - of the unacceptable behaviour she has received from peers, i women like suella braverman, caroline noakes, they have been very firm on this. - and i think, and then- from the back benches pauline as well from derbyshire, she has been fantastic. so there s more women now i | think in the conservative party saying enough is enough, l we are going to change this and it is high time. 0k, kate ferguson, deputy political editor of the sun, i m going to bring you back in.
women like suella braverman, caroline noakes, they have been very firm on this. - and i think, and then from the back benches, pauline as well from derbyshire, she has been fantastic. so, there s more women now i think in the conservative party saying and now i think. in the conservative party and it is high time. 0k, kate ferguson, deputy political editor of the sun, i m going to bring you back in. does politicaljournalism have more of an issue with sexism than do you think that other areas ofjournalism? i don t have a straight answer to that. i couldn t tell you yes or no to that, if i m honest. i used to be a general reporterfor ten years, i ve been a lobby reporter for five years. the main difference between those two things is, as a lobby reporter, you re based in parliament, you re cultivating relationships which are going to last years, maybe to see through to the end of your career. and so, it s more important to cultivate relationships and keep on good terms with everyone. a
here in this area, for now. i also spoke to our political correspondent, nick eardley. i suspect that you are going to hear a lot more pressure on him over the next few days. when he gave that brief interview outside his house last night, he made it pretty clear that as things stand he does not intend to quit parliament, but there will be pressure for him to rethink that. have a listen first to his conservative colleague, caroline noakes. ~ , conservative colleague, caroline noakes. , , . ., noakes. well, i fully expected to wake u- noakes. well, i fully expected to wake up on noakes. well, i fully expected to wake up on the noakes. well, i fully expected to wake up on the wednesday - noakes. well, i fully expected to i wake up on the wednesday morning noakes. well, i fully expected to - wake up on the wednesday morning and find that wake up on the wednesday morning and find that a wake up on the wednesday morning and find that a member of parliament had the whip find that a m