term was harmful to their ability to bring about change, and that it encouraged a focus on their appearance. It has been reported that the Daily Mail used the term "to challenge Labour's claim that having 101 women MPs would make a difference". The experiences of Blair's Babes as a group This group of women MPs has sometimes been used as a way to examine women MPs' experiences in Parliament, as in a Guardian article by Rachel Cooke in 2007. Cooke's interviews of ten of the women found that some of them had experienced bullying, sexism and cliques in Parliament, as well as working hours that conflicted with family life. They have also been the subject of "where are they now?" articles. The journalist Lucy Ward has written of the group, As of the 2019 general election, there are ten Blair Babes left in the House of Commons, out of a total of 219 women MPs. List of Blair babes References Further reading "The Babe who fell from grace", The Daily Telegraph, 9 February 2007 Blair's Babes: Critical Mass Theory, Gender, and Legislative Life, Pippa Norris and Joni Lovenduski, 2001 (PDF) Social background of MPs, Parliament, Standard Note 1528, 17 November 2005 (PDF) See also Tony's Cronies 1997 United Kingdom general election 1997 in the United Kingdom Lists of women legislators in the United Kingdom Lists of MPs elected in United Kingdom general elections Lists of United Kingdom MPs New Labour Political terms in the United Kingdom Tony Blair History of women in the United Kingdom Women in the United Kingdom