A Conservative MP has ridiculed gender equality campaigners, calling them the “shrill equal pay brigade”, in a speech about the gender pay gap.
Speaking at the House of Commons, Karl McCartney argued that those working towards equal pay and gender equality were ignoring statistics.
McCartney suggested that, despite being in support of equal pay, men were sometimes the group that were paid unequally.
The MP has since faced a backlash on social media, including tweets from Labour MP Jess Phillips who said that she was getting a shirt with his comments on it. McCartney then replied saying that Phillips should highlight her favourite parts in pink.