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<ul class="summary-list"><li>"Bridgerton" highlights a sexist rule that has been imposed on aristocratic women for centuries.</li><li>Women born into families with noble titles are still not able to inherit them. </li></ul>The Netflix series <a href="https://insider.com/category/bridgerton">"Bridgerton"</a> highlights a sexist rule that aristocratic women have been campaigning to have abolished for years. Set during the Regency era in the early 1800s, the Netflix series follows families trying find suitors for their daughters during London's social season. Many of these families have a noble title, historically granted by the monarch and usually <a href="https://www.highlandtitles.com/blog/nobility/">ranked immediately below royalty</a>, according to Highland Titles.The titles are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron. To this day, they can only be inherited through male primogeniture, meaning the eldest male is legally entitled to it over their female relatives.A group of women campaigning to change the law spoke to Insider about their experiences.<h2>Lady Liza Campbell praised 'Bridgerton' for bringing attention to the issue</h2>One of the latest characters to be introduced in "Bridgerton" is Jack Featherington (Rupert Young), who entered the show in its second season after Portia Featherington's husband died. As a distant cousin of Portia's husband, Jack was the only family member eligible to receive his baronet title and the property tied to it, even though Portia has three daughters. <div type="image" title="featheringtons" height="1382" width="1584" msid="91539626" hostid="261"></div><a href="https://www.insider.com/monarchy-treatment-women-queen-meghan-markle-reveals-blatant-sexism-2020-10">Lady Liza Campbell</a>, the second daughter of Hugh Campbell, 6th Earl Cawdor, told Insider that while she hasn't seen the show, she recognizes its importance in shining a light on the issue."'Bridgerton' and other TV shows are a good way of getting things across, things that people don't notice," Lady Liza said. Lady Liza has been campaigning to change the law for years. She was part of a campaign group called The Hares, which in 2014 proposed a bill to UK <keyword id="11893698" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="parliament" source="Orion">Parliament</keyword> that would allow female heirs to inherit titles.She previously <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jan/11/downton-bill-women-rights-liza-campbell">wrote about the experience</a> in The Guardian, saying that although she doesn't officially use her "lady" title (which is given to daughters of earls), she feels it's her responsibility to campaign for equal rights.<div type="image" title="Lady Liza Campbell" height="3205" width="2157" msid="91539628" hostid="261"></div>She told Insider the 2014 bill failed due to a "lack of interest" and many of her male peers didn't support it."There are people who appear to be like-minded, and as soon as you mention gender equality it's like, 'No, don't try and fix something that's not broken,'" she said. "It is broken, and it's sexist."<h2>The Hares' campaign continues</h2>Charlotte Carew Pole married into <keyword id="13922580" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nobility" source="Orion">nobility</keyword> when she wed Tremayne Carew Pole, who's set to inherit a baronet from his father, Sir Richard, and pass it down to their children. She told Insider that while her family was supportive when she gave birth to her first child, a baby girl, some people acted like it was a "disappointment" because she didn't have a boy first."I was made to feel like I let my husband down, that I'd failed, that my daughter wasn't the right one, that she wasn't worthy," she told Insider. "So I approached The Hares and said, 'What can I do to help?'"Charlotte said she changed the campaign name to <a href="https://daughtersrights.co.uk/">Daughter's Rights</a>, and earlier this year she worked with her childhood friend, the Conservative MP Harriett Baldwin, to draft another bill, which was presented before Parliament in April.A press release sent by Baldwin's representatives to Insider states that by ending male primogeniture, the bill would bring equality to the House of Lords, the second chamber of UK Parliament. <a href="https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/joining-and-leaving-house-lords">The House of Lords</a> consists of a small number of members who hold hereditary titles, as well as lifetime peerages (titles that won't be passed down to their children).The bill ultimately lapsed because it wasn't passed before the end of the year's parliamentary session in April, Charlotte told Insider. It will have to be resubmitted to be considered in the next session, which began in May.<h2>They're urging the British Prime Minister to show support </h2>In a statement shared with Insider, Baldwin said that while the bill lapsed, she was pleased with the way that it was received by her fellow MPs and hopes the "issue is being considered seriously by Government.""The reality is, I'm now at the stage that unless Boris [Johnson] personally supports it, it's never going to go through," Charlotte told Insider."Will Boris see it for what it is — a small but symbolic change for women in our society — or is he going to stick his head in the sand and say, 'It affects so few people, can't be bothered?'" she added.A spokesperson for Prime Minister Boris Johnson declined to comment when contacted by Insider.

There's a centuries-old sexist rule shown in 'Bridgerton' that still affects aristocratic women today, and they're campaigning to change it

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Four members of Boris Johnson's inner circle stepped down on Thursday.</li><li>One aide said she left after the prime minister's comments invoking a far-right conspiracy theory.</li></ul>Four members of Boris Johnson's inner circle stepped down on Thursday as 10 Downing Street reels from scandals over parties held during COVID-19 lockdown and the <keyword id="11897975" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="uk" source="Orion">UK</keyword> prime minister's comments invoking a far-right conspiracy theory.Munira Mirza, <keyword id="13098506" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="number-10" source="Orion">Number 10</keyword>'s policy chief; Jack Doyle, director of communications; Dan Rosenfield, Johnson's chief of staff; and Martin Reynolds, Johnson's principal private secretary, all left their posts, a Number 10 spokesperson confirmed to Insider. Mirza said in a resignation note published in the UK's <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/exclusive-boris-s-policy-chief-quits-over-jimmy-savile-slur">Spectator</a> that she made her decision in the wake of Johnson's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boris-johnson-aide-munira-mirza-quits-over-jimmy-savile-slur-2022-2?r=US&amp;IR=T">use of a far-right conspiracy theory</a> linking his political opponent to pedophilia, a comment that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boris-johnson-jimmy-savile-slur-conservative-mp-despair-2022-2?r=US&amp;IR=T">sparked a backlash</a> among his own party. "Even now, I hope you find it in yourself to apologise for a grave error of judgement made under huge pressure," she wrote in the letter. "It is not too late for you but, I'm sorry to say, it is too late for me."A spokesperson for Number 10 confirmed Mirza's departure and said Conservative MP Andrew Griffith would be appointed head of the policy unit."We are very sorry Munira has left No 10 and are grateful for her service and contribution to government," the spokesperson said. The Number 10 spokesperson also confirmed Doyle's resignation. "He has made a huge contribution and the Prime Minister is immensely grateful for the work he has done," the spokesperson said. Meanwhile, Number 10 said the prime minister had also accepted the resignations of both Rosenfield and Reynolds on Thursday."[Johnson] has thanked them both for their significant contribution to government and No 10, including work on the pandemic response and economic recovery," a spokesperson told Insider.The spokesperson added: "They will continue in their roles while successors are appointed, and recruitment for both posts is underway."The shake-up to Johnson's inner circle comes as the prime minister is clinging to power while under scrutiny <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sue-gray-report-boris-johnson-to-respond-partygate-inquiry-2022-1">for his handling of multiple allegations of illegal parties</a> held during COVID-19 lockdowns.A <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1051374/Investigation_into_alleged_gatherings_on_government_premises_during_Covid_restrictions_-_Update.pdf">report</a> published on Monday by civil servant Sue Gray accused Johnson of overseeing "failures of leadership and judgment by different parts of No 10 and the Cabinet Office at different times."Johnson has faced <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boris-johnson-vows-fix-it-creates-new-office-after-partygate-report-2022-1?r=US&amp;IR=T">immense pressure</a> from his own Conservative MPs, threatening his political future.In the wake of the resignations, one MP told Insider it was "very damaging for Boris."A senior Conservative figure simply texted in response to the <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword>: "Fuck."

4 of Boris Johnson's closest aides quit in one day, a major blow as he seeks to cling to office

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Reuters</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>UK prime minister Boris Johnson ordered to release private communications between his advisers on the plan to suspend parliament.</li><li>Johnon's opponents believe the suspension - the longest in modern times - is designed to prevent members of parliament from blocking a no-deal Brexit.</li><li>Members of parliament also voted for Johnson to release his confidential no-deal Brexit plans.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>Boris Johnson has been ordered to release all internal communications sent by his senior officials on the decision to suspend Parliament.The House of Commons is due to be suspended on Monday evening for over a month in the longest suspension in the modern era.Members of Parliament voted by 311 votes to 302 for a motion demanding that the UK prime minister release all private correspondence between senior officials on the subject, including by his chief of staff Dominic Cummings.Johnson's opponents believe that the suspension - which will last until mid-October - was specifically designed to prevent MPs from preventing the government from taking the UK out of the EU without a deal.The UK is currently due to leave the EU on October 31 and the prime minister has insisted that he will take Britain out with or without a deal.MPs last week passed a law compelling Johnson to seek a three month delay to Brexit if he has failed to secure a deal with the EU by the planned exit date. However, Downing Street insists that the prime minister will not comply with this order, with Johnson saying last week that he would rather "die in a ditch" than seek an extension.The motion also orders the government to release all documents relating to its preparations for a no-deal Brexit.Excerpts from the report titled 'Yellowhammer' have been leaked to the press in recent months, but never released in full.A senior government source indicated that ministers would refuse to comply with parliament's order.Our Brexit Insider Facebook group is the best place for up-to-date news and analysis about Britain's departure from the EU, direct from Business Insider's political reporters. Join <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/267178180471848/">here.</a> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/republicans-socialism-democratic-obamacare-bernie-sanders-aoc-socialist-2019-8">Republicans have themselves to thank for socialism</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

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