New Labour MP says she will not 'hang out' with Conservative women because they are the 'enemy'

A new Labour MP has said she will never be friends with a Conservative, and will not "hang out" with Tory women as she considers them "the enemy".

She told Refinery29 that she wouldn't “hang out with Tory women” who are “no friends of mine” and “an enemy to lots of women”.

In an interview with Labour-supporting blog Skwawkbox, Laura Pidcock says there are two types of Conservatives - those with privilege who don't understand working-class issues and those who genuinely think capitalism helps people.

She said, however, that no matter which of her categories Conservative MPs fall into, she will not spend time or make friends with them.

Ms Pidcock, who is a vocal supporter of Jeremy Corbyn, said: "My very very initial reflections are that there are two basic types of Tory. You’ve got the ones – like Boris Johnson – who are so blinded by their own privilege and have never experienced hardship, that they genuinely seem unable to see what it’s like in our communities.

"If they see someone in tears from the sheer weight of everything that’s being piled on top of them their reaction is, ‘oh you’re being very dramatic’.

"The other type is completely ideologically driven. They seem genuinely to believe capitalism is the best way to improve society and it blinds them to the evidence under their nose.

"Whatever type they are, I have absolutely no intention of being friends with any of them."

She said this is because she considers them "the enemy".

Ms Pidcock explained: "The idea that they’re not the enemy is simply delusional when you see the effect they have on people".

The Labour MP also hinted that she will never work on cross-party initiatives with conservatives, despite her colleagues doing so to tackle issues such as sexism.

She tweeted: "Whatever type they are, it's visceral. I'm not interested in being cosy with Tories. My interview with @skwawkbox".

New Tory MP Kemi Badenoch disagreed with Ms Pidcock that Conservatives are an enemy to women.

She told Refinery29:  “I would call myself a feminist. I have a son and a daughter – I want to make sure they have the same opportunities in life. [The Conservatives] have had two female prime ministers. We haven’t had as many female MPs (the Conservative party currently has 67 female MPs while Labour has 119) but we have had a different way of doing things. For us, a woman in power is more important than lots of women taking orders from men.”

Ms Badenoch is also unsurprised Ms Pidcock would not be her friend.

She said this is because some Labour MPs "genuinely believe that we are vermin."

She continued: “I have family members who vote Labour. If you’re in a position where all the people you know think and look like you, you have a problem.”