The Tories will elect their second female leader (and prime minister) before Labour has elected its first. For many opposition MPs, this statistic is a point of shame. Margaret Beckett and Harriet Harman held the position for temporary spells but never has the UK’s principal progressive party elected a woman.

More information: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2016/07/tories-all-female-leadership-contest-will-aid-angela-eagles-leadership-bid