It's merit that matters not gender balance.(Features)

From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | Date: July 23, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Ivor WYNNE JONES

LABOUR seems hell-bent on insulting the women of Wales in order to achieve a misconceived, politically-correct gender balance of MPs.

Wales currently has four women MPs: Betty Williams (Conwy), Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley), Julie Morgan (Cardiff North) and Jackie Lawrence (Preseli).

They account for less than 12pc of the 34 MPs making up the Welsh Labour Parliamentary Party - the reigning Party of Wales, whatever the semantic c...

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