UK: Women-only in a bid to end culture of 'too male and too pale' MPs

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'The Liberal Democrats plan to introduce all-women, gay and disabled shortlists at the next election to reduce the culture of ‘too male and too pale’ MPs.

Potential seats will also be earmarked for Asians, blacks and other ethnic minorities, as part of sweeping changes to the social make up of the party.

The party - which was almost wiped out at the last General Election - currently has no women and all of its MPs are white.

Its leader, Tim Farron, hopes to impose-all women shortlists on seats currently held by their eights MPs should they choose to step down in 2020.

He also wants it to become the first party to have disabled-only shortlists for candidates in winnable seats.

Mr Farron will take a motion to the party’s spring conference in York this weekend designed to broaden its representation in Parliament.'