The House of Commons Procedure Committee has announced a permanent ban on MPs bringing their babies into the chamber.
It comes after Labour MP Stella Creasy brought her 3-month-old son, Pip, into the chamber during a debate.
She said he was “as good as gold” but she later received an email reminding her of the ban on babies.
The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, ordered a review of the rule in November and Creasy said she hoped it would allow “parenting and politics possible to mix.”
Labour MP Stella Creasy holds her baby daughter, Hettie, in the House of Commons in London as she contributes to a debate on June 4, 2020. (House of Commons/PA)
At the time Conservative MP Alicia Kearns said the chamber was “no place” for a baby and added, “In no professional workplace would you feed your baby in a meeting with your chief executive, or in a pitch to new clients, or on a stage in front of shareholders.”…