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Paul Flynn was lambasted a Labour MP for saying “sensible women” were needed in the Brexit talks instead of “macho men”

He conceded his comments might be sexist but said “macho posturing” was not helping the UK leave the European Union.

Speaking on talkRADIO, host Ms Hartley-Brewer challenged the statement and asked how men and women differed in negotiations.

Asked how he thought Brexit talks were going in Brussels, Mr Flynn said: “I hate to be sexist but if you want to get a solution in a position like this you don’t send in butch macho males to do it.

"You send in sensible women who are prepared to compromise. If that’s a sexist argument I’m a sexist."