In the latest University of Birmingham video on the June 8 General Election, Scott Taylor looks at the projection of “leadership” — with Prime Minister Theresa May’s oft-repeated, oft-mocked “strong and stable” mantra — by both the Conservative and Labour parties.

The leaders of UK parties — but not Prime Minister Theresa May — in a televised debate, May 31, 2017

Even though the Conservatives are the party to have provided a woman Prime Minister in the UK, they have a relatively poor record on increasing the diversity of rank-and-file MPs….

They still want to maintain a sense of masculinity in the leadership.