Nicky Morgan attacks Labour for lack of women in top jobs

Nicky Morgan delivered a speech to Tory conference that was lacking in new policies or announcements, but strong on equality. Wearing her other hat as Minister for Women and Equalities, Morgan went on the attack and lambasted Labour for its policies — in particular the lack of women in senior posts:

‘Equality for us isn’t about quotas, pink vans or separate train carriages. Instead, it’s about that core Conservative philosophy which says the fact that you happen to be a woman, to be gay, to be from an ethnic minority, should never be a barrier to you achieving your all.

‘And unlike the Labour Party we practise what we preach. Because women are the backbone of this party and unlike Jeremy Corbyn we have put them at the forefront of this Government. That belief in equality of opportunity has been our guiding principle for the past five years’,