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Theresa May is "no friend of women", a Labour MP has declared.

Dawn Butler launched an attack on the Tory leader despite her holding the post of Britain's second-ever female Prime Minister.

Mrs May often claims her leadership shows how Tories promote women better than Labour, who have never had a female leader.

But Shadow Women and Equalities Minister Ms Butler said the Prime Minister had done "absolutely nothing" for women.

She told BBC Radio 5 Live: "Theresa May's female but she's no friend of women.

"And her cuts have seen 86% of her cuts on women. So it's not just about having a female leader - it's about having people who actually care about the issues.

"Jeremy [Corbyn] cares about the issues, he cares about women and he cares about what happens to this country."

Mrs May mocked Mr Corbyn only last week when he declared "at last" a woman would hold the role of Parliament's Black Rod.

The Tory leader retorted: "I hope it will not be 650 years until the Labour party has a female leader!"

Ms Butler: "Yes, I'd love to see a female Labour Prime Minister.

"But the female Tory Prime Ministers we've had have done absolutely nothing for women."