Tory MP who blocked upskirting bill objects to women's conference

Ministers intervene as Christopher Chope is derided for opposing use of Commons as venueMinisters have stepped in to ensure a global women’s conference can be held in the Commons after the Conservative MP Christopher Chope used parliamentary procedure to obstruct the plan, weeks after he achieved notoriety for blocking a bill to tackle upskirting.There were shouts of “shame” after the veteran MP for Christchurch objected to the motion, read out in the Commons late on Monday, wh