<p>A Conservative MP has been criticised for his ‘problematic’ way of speaking to female colleagues.</p><p>Christopher Chope told Tory MP Alicia Kearns during a debate on parliamentary standards in the House of Commons that she needed to “apply her mind”.</p><p>Labour MP Jess Phillips criticised him for his ‘problematic’ way of speaking to women, adding there’s ‘nothing new there’.</p>
