General Election: St Neots Party of Women Bev White

To launch The Hunts Post's coverage of the General Election, we'll be speaking to candidates in the constituencies of Huntingdon, North West Cambridgeshire, and the new constituency, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire.

Standing as a candidate for the Party of Women in St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is Bev White.

Ms White said of her priorities for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: "I have come to the realisation that if I do not step forward then women and girls will have no political voice advocating for them in this constituency, or asking questions in parliament in the many areas where safety, privacy and dignity do matter such as changing rooms, sports and prison."

Speaking about the Party of Women, she said: "Party of Women is a single-issue party, we are concerned about the erosion of women's rights in language and law and the removal of access to single sex spaces when required."

When asked about the scale of the pressures facing the NHS and how to reduce waiting times for hospitals, GPs and dentists, Ms White said: "The inability to access GP’s and long waiting lists are symptoms of wider issues within the NHS, rather than the cause.

"There is a trend to remove the words describing the female sexed body from the NHS literature, increasingly we see articles referring to ‘people with a cervix’ and ‘birthing person’, this obfuscation of language is concerning given the fact that women are underrepresented in clinical studies, there is a poor understanding of some female specific health issues.

"Women are more likely to be viewed as a nuisance if they go back for repeat visits, which can delay access to treatment or services. Adding deciphering of official language to staff’s workload is unlikely to increase access to GPs or reduce waiting lists, though it will add to the cost of running the NHS."