Mail on Sunday

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Angela Rayner and Boris Johnson condemn 'sexist' and ... (Sky News)

The original Mail on Sunday story likens Ms Rayner's alleged ploy to a fully-clothed equivalent of Sharon Stone's infamous scene in the film Basic Instinct.

We need more people in politics with backgrounds like mine - and fewer as a hobby to help their mates. "I hope this experience doesn't put off a single person like me, with a background like mine from aspiring to participate in public life. "I stand accused of a 'ploy' to 'distract' the helpless PM - by being a woman, having legs and wearing clothes. "But it is the PM who is dragging the Conservative Party into the sewer - and the anonymous Tory MPs doing his bidding are complicit. I'm proud of my background, I'm proud of who I am and where I'm from - but it's taken time. This morning's is the latest dose of gutter journalism courtesy of Mail on Sunday politics.

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Angela Rayner hits back at claims of 'Basic Instinct' tactics to distract ... (The Guardian)

Labour's deputy leader says she is victim of 'sexism and misogyny' after Mail on Sunday report.

“I like the Mail on Sunday and I enjoy reading it but I think it’s a totally ludicrous story that I don’t recognise,” he said. “I stand accused of a ‘ploy’ to ‘distract’ the helpless PM – by being a woman, having legs and wearing clothes,” Rayner said. She has admitted as much when enjoying drinks with us on the [Commons] terrace.”

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Angela Rayner Accuses Boris Johnson Of Dragging Tories 'Into The ... (PoliticsHome.com)

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner has accused Boris Johnson of “dragging the Conservative party into the sewer” after Tory MPs made unfounded accusat...

She also accused the Prime Minister “and his cheerleaders” of having “a big problem with women in public life”. “But it is the Prime Minister who is dragging the Conservative Party into the sewer,” she added. Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner has accused Boris Johnson of “dragging the Conservative party into the sewer” after Tory MPs made unfounded accusations that she had used her legs to distract the Prime Minister.

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Labour deputy Angela Rayner blasts Tories over 'sexist' and ... (Daily Mail)

Conservative MPs suggested Ms Rayner likes to distract the PM by deploying a fully-clothed Parliamentary equivalent of Sharon Stone's infamous scene in the ...

She said: ‘As a care worker, I know the sacrifices they made in the pandemic on the frontline, putting themselves at risk to care for others. Ms Rayner thanked Boris Johnson for his comments on Twitter after he intervened in the row. Ms Rayner accused the PM of 'dragging the Conservative Party into the sewer' and claimed the 'anonymous Tory MPs doing his bidding are complicit' Labour deputy Angela Rayner sits opposite Boris Johnson in the House of Commons. She has been accused of trying to put the PM 'off his stride' by crossing and uncrossing her legs Their attempts to harass and intimidate me will fail.' 'They should be ashamed of themselves.

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Mail on Sunday reporter could lose Lobby pass after Angela Rayner ... (Press Gazette)

Press Gazette has been reporting on British journalism without fear or favour since 1965. Our mission is to provide a news and information service which ...

where the alleged breach of the Code is significant and there is a public interest in doing so”. On other clauses, an individual has to be directly affected by the article. And Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said: “It’s a great sadness that I’m not surprised. She has admitted as much when enjoying drinks with us on the [Commons] terrace.” TalkTV political editor Kate McCann said: “You see all those female MPs and journalists tweeting their rage at this story? This sort of sexism and misogyny is the sort of rubbish that female MPs and also female staffers in the House of Commons have to put up with every single day.

Mail on Sunday slammed for sexist and misogynistic article on ... (Left Foot Forward)

The story includes claims from several Conservative MPs that Rayner “mischievously” tries to impede Boris Johnson at PMQs by crossing and uncrossing her legs.

Can you help by chipping in as little as £1 a week to help us survive? We’re not bankrolled by billionaire donors, but rely on readers chipping in whatever they can afford to protect our independence. It’s a reminder of the deep misogyny women face every day. Together we can find the stories that get lost. We deliver progressive, independent media, that challenges the right’s hateful rhetoric. The implication is clear.

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Angela Rayner denounces Mail on Sunday Tory 'smears' (The National Wales)

Angela Rayner has accused Tory MPs of using anonymous briefings to spread “desperate, perverted smears” about her by claiming she has sought to…

It’s a reminder of the deep misogyny women face every day. The lies they are telling.” This is a disgrace. The First Minister tweeted: “Solidarity from across the political divide to Angela Rayner on this. Mr Johnson tweeted: “As much as I disagree with Angela Rayner on almost every political issue, I respect her as a parliamentarian and deplore the misogyny directed at her anonymously today.” “To talk about the fact she is using her legs or her posture to manipulate the Prime Minister is ridiculous and I’m really upset about it.”

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Swindon MP hits out at Angela Rayner Mail on Sunday story (Swindon Advertiser)

THE MP for South Swindon has criticised a story which claimed Labour's deputy leader used a 'Basic Instinct'-style ploy to distract the prime minister ...

They should be ashamed of themselves." The lies they are telling. Appalling."

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