So I have passed the MP's name on to a whip. I don't betray sources. But I will betray sexists. - Isabel Hardman

Politicians often repeat the mistakes of the past – the level of turnover in parliament makes it even more likely that no one will notice.

The message from [Rosie] Duffield's experience is that if you are a woman in politics, you'd better think really long and hard before you dare stick your neck out on issues you really care about – and not because people will argue with you, but because they'll threaten you.

Last night, an MP who I've only met a couple of times actually said to me as his opening gambit "I want to talk to the totty."