Ballsy MP defies conference football ban
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by Alan McGuinness
Chatham MP Tracey Crouch has defied a Football Association ban
against her playing in a match at the Conservative party conference
today - because she is a woman.
The FA withdrew its referee and officials from the game against
MPs and journalists because her participation broke their rule
against mixed sex matches.
Miss Crouch branded the move "ridiculous".
She said: "They should just have more common sense. The rules
are there to protect kids from getting hurt.
"They're not there to stop unfit MPs playing unfit
hacks."
Chris Heaton-Harris, MP for Daventry and a qualified referee,
ended up taking charge of the kickabout.
The lobby journalists, who cover events in parliament, won 5-1,
with avid Spurs fan Miss Crouch playing 40 minutes as a
striker.
The game is a tradition at both Labour and Conservative party
conferences.
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Monday, October 03 2011
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