Stella Creasy vs Austin Mitchell on AWS and women in Parliament

Austin Mitchell vs Stella Creasy

Last night Labour MPs Austin Mitchell and Stella Creasy went head to head on Newsnight over Mitchell’s comments on All Women Shortlists and female MPs. It was – unsurprisingly – a fiery discussion. Here it is:

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