Originally posted by DaveB
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MPs do not have an official dress code, although the House of Commons says they should wear clothes that "might ordinarily be worn for a fairly formal business transaction".
"The Speaker has, on a number of occasions, taken exception to informal clothing, including the non-wearing of jackets and ties by men," Parliament's website states.
In my opinion her dress doesn't meet that unwritten dress code. Your opinion might differ.
Either the speaker didn't get a chance to stop her before she walked in or she got a 'pu*sy' pass because the male speaker didn't want to be seen as sexist at the time.
A male MP on a recent zoom call to the commons got slapped down by a female speaker for wearing a jumper at home instead of a jacket:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56180675
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