Harriet Harman to launch parliament diversity debate

Parliament has acknowledged that it is not representative of society and has admitted for the first time that it needs to change, Harriet Harman has announced.

Harman, who is Leader of the House of Commons and Minister for Women and Equality, is set to open a debate in the House of Commons on a motion to establish a Speaker's Conference, which will consider and make recommendations on how to improve representation of women, disabled, and minority ethnic people in the House of Commons, so th... (347 more words)

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