Three years ago Britain voted in a referendum to leave the European Union by 52 to 48 per cent. The country remains divided and in the EU elections last month many voters rejected the Conservative and Labour Party. Yesterday we spoke to two female MEPs elected last month for the new Brexit Party which benefited from the votes of frustrated Leave supporters. The Liberal Democrats, who back another referendum, were the major beneficiary of the Remain vote seeing their numbers grow from one to 16 seats in the new parliament. And, the Greens who have increasingly been seen, especially by some women voters, as an appealing alternative have also seen their vote share increase – taking seven seats this time. Irina von Wiese is a Lib Dem MEP for the London region and Alexandra Phillips is a Green MEP for the South East of England region. With the opening session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg next week, we ask what they hope to do in a job they are due to vacate when the UK leaves the EU on October 31st.

Dame Inga Beale was the first female CEO of Lloyds of London- she was there for five years until the end of last year. She’s now left the job but made a speech in Cambridge recently in which she said “quotas and targets in all sorts of areas” are needed. She tells us why.

Presented by Jane Garvey

Produced by Jane Thurlow

Interviewed guest: Leah Hazard

Interviewed guest: Rebecca Reid

Interviewed guest: Irina von Wiese

Interviewed guest: Alex Philips

Interviewed guest: Inga Beale

Interviewed guest: Meaghan Beatley