LONDON: Women in British politics called for action to tackle the malice on Monday after a newspaper accused the deputy opposition leader of crossing her legs and trying to “distract” the prime minister during a debate. Accused of crossing their legs.
The Mail on Sunday quoted an unnamed Conservative MP as saying that the deputy leader of the Labor Party, Angela Rainer Tried to throw PM Boris johnson “Away from his progress” as he sits before him in the House of Commons.
The article compared it to a scene in the 1992 thriller “Basic Instinct”, in which Sharon Stone Police is inquiring. Rainer accused “Boris Johnson’s cheerleaders” of using “desperate, distorted smears.”
She wrote on Twitter, “I allege a ploy to “distract” the helpless PM by being a woman, having legs and clothes.” Women in politics face sexism and maltreatment every day – and I I am no different Rainer, who comes from a working-class family in northern England and dropped out of school at age 16, is in contrast to Johnson, who was educated at the elite private school Eton and Oxford University. Johnson has sometimes struggled to deflect his attacks during debates.
The PM condemned the article, tweeting: “As much as I disagree with Angela Renner on almost every political issue, I respect her as an MP and today anonymously condemn the misogyny she directed.” Technology Minister Chris Phillip said he would be disciplined if the anonymous lawmaker was identified in the article.
More than a century after the first female MP was elected to the UK Parliament, 34% of the 650 legislators in the House of Commons are women. Long known for its spunky, manly atmosphere, Parliament Now there is a more diverse space.
Some say that change is not far enough away. Several female politicians said the article was an extreme example of the sexism they face every day.
Labor legislator Rachel Reeves said, “I hope something good can come out of this terrible article and that is that people see what it is like in Parliament and people call this malpractice and sexism and we get some change.” ” , Health Secretary Sajid Javid tweeted: “No woman in politics should live with this. ,
The Mail on Sunday quoted an unnamed Conservative MP as saying that the deputy leader of the Labor Party, Angela Rainer Tried to throw PM Boris johnson “Away from his progress” as he sits before him in the House of Commons.
The article compared it to a scene in the 1992 thriller “Basic Instinct”, in which Sharon Stone Police is inquiring. Rainer accused “Boris Johnson’s cheerleaders” of using “desperate, distorted smears.”
She wrote on Twitter, “I allege a ploy to “distract” the helpless PM by being a woman, having legs and clothes.” Women in politics face sexism and maltreatment every day – and I I am no different Rainer, who comes from a working-class family in northern England and dropped out of school at age 16, is in contrast to Johnson, who was educated at the elite private school Eton and Oxford University. Johnson has sometimes struggled to deflect his attacks during debates.
The PM condemned the article, tweeting: “As much as I disagree with Angela Renner on almost every political issue, I respect her as an MP and today anonymously condemn the misogyny she directed.” Technology Minister Chris Phillip said he would be disciplined if the anonymous lawmaker was identified in the article.
More than a century after the first female MP was elected to the UK Parliament, 34% of the 650 legislators in the House of Commons are women. Long known for its spunky, manly atmosphere, Parliament Now there is a more diverse space.
Some say that change is not far enough away. Several female politicians said the article was an extreme example of the sexism they face every day.
Labor legislator Rachel Reeves said, “I hope something good can come out of this terrible article and that is that people see what it is like in Parliament and people call this malpractice and sexism and we get some change.” ” , Health Secretary Sajid Javid tweeted: “No woman in politics should live with this. ,