Blair's babes

plural noun

1. informal,  (in Britain) the female Members of Parliament elected as part of Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour government in 1997

Example Sentences

Their candidate was the estimable Susan Kramer, who was subjected to condescension and mansplaining throughout the campaign - this was a time when female Labour MPs were referred to as "Blair's Babes" by tabloid and broadsheet newspapers alike.

From BBC

She became part of the largest in-take of female MPs in parliamentary history, famously dubbed by the tabloid press as "Blair's babes".

From BBC

When Prime Minister Tony Blair’s landslide victory in 1997 put a record 101 female Labour lawmakers into Parliament, the women were mockingly called “ Blair’s Babes.”

From Wall Street Journal

She remembers a Labour MP elected in 1997 - among the intake that was labelled Blair's babes by sections of the media - approaching her to complain about the behaviour of male colleagues.

From BBC

When she entered the House of Commons, it was as one of "Blair's Babes" - the record-breaking 101-strong intake of female Labour MPs in 1997.

From BBC