article_snippet: John Bercow said the Conservative Employment Minister Esther McVey was like 'washing machine' that keeps going just when it appears to have stopped.
article_snippet: John Bercow said: 'I am reminded of the feeling when one thinks the washing machine will stop — but the washing machine does not!'
article_snippet: Ealing North Labour MP Stephen Pound said: 'A washing machine metaphor for a woman minister is seldom a good idea.
highlights_snippet: John Bercow said the Employment Minister  was like 'washing machine'
  John Bercow intervened during a Commons debate to plead for shorter answers .
  
highlights_snippet: MPs said comparing women to washing machines 'seldom a good idea' 