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Stella Creasy: "It seems as if mothers in the mother of all parliaments should not be seen or heard"
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The British Labor MP Stella Creasy carried her baby to Parliament several times.
Now she has received a reprimand about the rules of the British House of Commons - and they do not provide for children in plenary.
Creasy therefore criticized Parliament's attitude towards mothers.
"It seems as if mothers should not be seen or heard in the mother of all parliaments," wrote Labor politician Stella Creasy on Tuesday evening on Twitter to the photo of an email she had received on the same day from the parliamentary administration .
It said, with reference to the rules of the House of Commons: "You should not take your seat in the Chamber with a child."
Creasy recently brought her baby, who was just a few months old, to Parliament with her and was even praised by colleagues for the good manners of their offspring.
The Labor MP called on Tory politician Jacob Rees-Mogg weeks ago to allow MPs with young children to participate more.
Rees-Mogg is responsible for coordinating parliamentary operations in the government, but has so far refused to make any changes.
The profession of politicians must adapt to "the modern world."
Vice Prime Minister Dominic Raab expressed his condolences to Creasy in a BBC interview and said the profession of politician must be adapted to "the modern world" and the 21st century so that parents can reconcile work and family.
However, the Tory politician wanted to leave the specifics of the rules for MPs to those responsible in the lower house.
The compatibility of child and work is problematic for many women - especially in politics.
However, some countries have more liberal rules than the British.
In Australia, MPs have been able to breastfeed their children in Parliament since 2016.
This is also the case in New Zealand - Prime Minister Jacinda Adern even went on maternity leave during her current term in office.
muk / dpa
