Johnson’s answer might suggest that there are, at least, efforts being made to include female MPs. However, on the same day, Jess Phillips – the shadow domestic abuse minister – announced that she has been excluded from the government’s Hidden Harms online domestic abuse summit.

According to the Mirror, no explanation about this decision was given by the government. Considering the dangerously increasing number of domestic case abuses being recorded during lockdown, it’s perhaps confusing that Phillips hasn’t been brought onboard.

The MP for Birmingham Yardley questioned her exclusion from these crucial conversations, tweeting: “I don’t know why Boris Johnson and Priti Patel wouldn’t want to work together to tackle abuse and violence. I’d have thought we were on the same side on the issue. Political point scoring has no place, only outcomes matter.”

Rosie Duffield just challenged Boris Johnson over silencing women – this was his reply