▁described ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁" pro - E U ▁part isan ▁loyal ist ▁with ▁an ▁international ▁out look ". ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁back ben ch ▁Labour ▁MP , ▁she ▁was ▁largely ▁support ive ▁of ▁the ▁Tony ▁Bla ir ▁administration . ▁ ▁Griff ith s ▁acquired ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁being ▁somewhat ▁confront ational , ▁ ▁vo icing ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁Spe aker ▁Betty ▁Bo oth ro yd . ▁ ▁Not ably , ▁she ▁also ▁called ▁for ▁legal ized ▁bro th els . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁general ▁election , ▁Griff ith s ▁increased ▁her ▁majority ▁from ▁ 3 , 7 9 5 ▁to ▁ 5 , 5 8 8 . ▁ ▁However , ▁her ▁disput es ▁with ▁her ▁local ▁party ▁ ▁became ▁much ▁more ▁public ▁there after . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁she ▁wrote ▁in ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁about ▁r amp ant ▁sex ism ▁within ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁ ▁Sub sequently , ▁she ▁alleg ed ▁she ▁was ▁experien cing ▁bul lying ▁by ▁local ▁Labour ▁Party ▁activ ists ▁in ▁Reading . ▁This ▁was ▁denied ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁Party ▁Chair . ▁The ▁en su ing ▁t ensions ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁Griff ith s ' ▁des e lection ▁as ▁the ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁general ▁election , ▁a ▁first ▁for ▁any ▁MP ▁in ▁ten ▁years . ▁ ▁' Person ality ▁issues ' ▁were ▁c ited , ▁whilst ▁Griff ith s ▁cont ended ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁victim ▁of ▁a ▁consp i