Despite more than 90 MPs signing the parliamentary motion
against the proposals tabled by Audrey Wise MP, outbursts of anger at meetings of the PLP addressed by Harriet Harman, protests and
vocal opposition from women Labour Party members and lone parent organisations — even Glenys Kinnock MEP added her name to a petition and letter
against the proposals — the new batch of Labour women MPs were largely noticeable by their absence.