UK Parliament reviews rules for babies being allowed in chamber

A British parliamentarian was informed that she was banned from carrying her three-month-old baby into the House of Commons. Now, the Speaker has announced a review of the rules in this context.

The Speaker of the House of Commons on Wednesday announced a review of the rules around babies being allowed into the Parliament chamber after a parliamentarian complained she was banned from carrying her three-month-old into the House.

Opposition Labour Party’s Stella Creasy was informed it was against the rules to bring a child to a debate at Westminster Hall within the Parliament complex after doing so on Tuesday.