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Do the charges stand up? No comment on the first charge, but it is certainly true that Labour's back-bench women are less rebellious than the men. Of those in the 1997 intake, 65 per cent of the women defied the whip during this parliament's first two sessions against 86 per cent of the men. This difference was especially sharp over Iraq, where 61 per cent of the men rebelled against only 39 per cent of the women, even though female voters were much more opposed to the invasion than men.
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The Well-Behaved Get Office
Ever since Labour's women entered the Commons in such large numbers in 1997, people have been making digs at them - first about their appearance, then ab...
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