So says, Theresa May MP and Nadine Dorries MP. Both quotes appear in an article in The Sunday Times. Inspired by Chloe Smith's victory Isabel Oakeshott and John Oliver profile the new generation of Tory women...
Number of Tory women MPs set to increase to 50 plus: "As the men who fell victim to the expenses scandal depart the political scene, the Tory benches are set to be repopulated by talented women in their twenties and thirties. For the strategists who surround Cameron, it will be the moment when the Tories shed their old image as the “nasty party” and emerge as a political movement which genuinely reflects 21st-century Britain... "According to figures compiled by ConservativeHome, the Tory blog, 13
of the 17 female Tory MPs are seeking re-election; 10 women are
standing in notionally “safe” Conservative seats; 31 women are
contesting seats which are in the top 116 targets the party needs to
win to get a Commons majority; and 18 women are standing in winnable
seats. Jonathan Isaby, co-editor of the website, calculates that this
means more than 50 women are likely to be sitting as Tory MPs if
Cameron forms a government. The figure could rise to 60 or more, the
bigger the swing the party achieves. If that happens, it will be
because of Tory organisations such as Women2Win, a campaign group to
elect more Conservative women to parliament."
Women are more interested in getting things done says Theresa May: "Theresa May, [Chloe] Smith’s campaign manager and shadow work and pensions
secretary, said the Commons could “look and feel very different” after
the next election. “There will be greater emphasis on what I call the
new politics. Women politicians are less interested in dirty tricks and
backstabbing. They are more interested in the policies and getting
things done.”"
Male MPs are all clones says Nadine Dorries: "Nadine Dorries, the outspoken MP for Mid Bedfordshire, warned her
future colleagues: “The difference between male and female MPs is that
male MPs are all clones whereas the woman are all individuals. No two
female Conservative MPs are alike. “It’s true that leaders of all
political parties prefer to promote dull men over interesting women.
It’s safer. Women tend to be more passionate and they [the men] don’t
know how to handle that.”"
Labour MPs spread rumours about Chloe Smith's sexuality: "On Friday Cameron spoke about Labour’s “utterly despicable” campaign in Norwich. He was apparently referring to ministers’ claims about Tory cuts, but rumours about [Chloe] Smith’s sexuality had been whispered by Labour activists during the campaign. The party’s literature repeatedly pointed out how Chris Ostrowski, its candidate, was married and how he “fell in love” in Norwich. For the record Smith was, until recently, in a relationship with a male Tory staffer."
Full article here.
