Kitty Donaldson: Labour's women are worried there could be more Milibands than women in the key positions of a Burnham government

Anne McElvoy: He has himself joked to friends about how he would fare dealing with the president

The former Greater Manchester mayor, who is almost certain to replace Keir Starmer as Labour premier, insisted he was not behind the astonishing claim.

Andy Burnham told a meeting of the women's parliamentary Labour party (PLP) that he would sack anyone in his team for launching sexist attacks and called for a change of culture

Enforcing a quota and shoving a woman who isn't right for the job onto the front bench or into No.10 does not improve equality of opportunity.

Kitty Donaldson: Labour's women are worried there could be more Milibands than women in the key positions of a Burnham government

The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.

NEC told it must take steps to address fears – including not hiring Everton stadium to announce new leader before nominations even open