Why must the next Labour deputy leader be a woman?

Why must the next Labour deputy leader be a woman?

Harriet Harman has declared that the next deputy leader of the Labour party “definitely needs to be a woman.” I greatly respect Baroness Harman, but such a view is absurd and discriminatory. Equality must be rooted in mandate and merit, not gender diktat. Why should men not receive equal protection for their health? For nearly

Streeting says next deputy leader of the Labour Party ‘ideally’ should be a woman

Wes Streeting has said that the next deputy leader of the Labour Party should “ideally” be a woman. Appearing on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday (9 September), the health secretary said that there are some “brilliant women” that are putting themselves forward in the race to replace Angela Rayner. All the great offices of state, bar the prime minister, are now held by women. “They were appointed on merit, but I think it’s a wonderful thing, that having …