No-one expected Bonkers Boris to stand up for women's rights. The Tories' record is appalling. Their MEPs have consistently opposed measures to improve women's lives including, amazingly, failing to support a resolution calling for the banning of female genital mutilation across the EU.
I have just come from a meeting of the European Parliament Culture and Education Committee where one of the Conservative MEPs voted against a report calling for women to be encouraged to study science and technology and take up management positions.
So it's no surprise that Boris Johnson has purged women from City Hall and scrapped the post of women's adviser held by Anni Marjoram. Anni did a good job for Ken Livingstone on behalf of women. Ken maintained one of the few dedicated women's rights officers in the public sector anywhere in Europe. London led the way, but sadly does so no more.
The Tories want to take us back to a time before equality of opportunity, a time when women were denied the chances they now have. For all our sakes, we cannot let that happen.
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