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The class of '97
The 1997 election, that swept Tony Blair into Downing Street with a landslide, saw more women MPs elected to the Labour Party, and to the House of Commons, than ever before.
But how did these 101 women- also known as 鈥淏lair鈥檚 Babes鈥- change our parliament and politics?
The Westminster Hour's Ellie Price takes a look back.
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