By Angela Rayner hits back as Lia Nici accuses her of ‘opening her legs’ to distract PM
Angela Rayner has now responded publicily after Grimsby MP Lia Nici accused her of ‘opening her legs’ in parliament in an attempt to distract Boris Johnson.
Mr Johnson has already responded to the claims article which quoted Tory MPs, calling it “sexist, misogynistic tripe”.
Ms Nici made the comments during an interview on the BBC Politics North programme following her appointment as Levelling Up minister.
In a discussion with Labour Bradford West MP Naz Shah, Ms Nici said: “Let’s just be honest here. We talk about honesty and integrity.
“The deputy shadow leader decided it would be amusing to open her legs in the chamber and then brag to everybody that actually it was male members of the opposite party who had been looking at her and she was drinking on the terrace and laughing about it.”
The @Conservatives are mired in cover-ups of sexual misconduct.
So this newly appointed Tory Minister @lia_nici spreads smears that @AngelaRayner “opened her legs in Parliament” to distract @BorisJohnson.
She’s not fit to hold her ministerial office. pic.twitter.com/idmhZaHjyI
— Naz Shah MP 💙 (@NazShahBfd) July 10, 2022
Tweeting her response with a link to the Politics North clip, Ms Rayner said: “Just when you thought the Tories couldn’t sink any lower, here’s
@lia_nici”
She also responded to the clip shared by MP Naz Shah, adding: “Boris Johnson promised to unleash “the terrors of the earth” on the Tory MPs spreading these vile smears. Instead he promoted them to ministerial office.
“They really are unfit to govern. Thank you @NazShahBfd for calling @lia_nici out on this. She should be ashamed of herself.”
The original claims were made in a Mail on Sunday article earlier this year when an unnamed Tory MP made the allegation that Ms Rayner tried to distract Mr Johnson in Parliament by crossing and uncrossing her legs.
Ms Rayner called the story a “perverted smear” that showed women in politics faced misogyny every day.
Mr Johnson threatened to unleash “the terrors of the earth” on the source behind the comments if they were ever identified, telling reporters it was “hard to say” if there was a cultural problem in Parliament, but described the story about Ms Rayner as “the most appalling load of sexist, misogynist tripe”.
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