Angela Rayner

[gulliver1]

Angela Rayner has been accused by Tory MPs of deliberately crossing and uncrossing her legs to distract Boris Johnson when he gets up to speak in the commons.. How low can these Tory MPS sink..

[andy-hughes]

pat - // Twas me that said she spoke like a fish wife
I didn't call her a fish wife. And it's nothing to do with being a Tory supporter Gulliver. She just is somewhat uncouth and loud. //

Ms Rayner is justifiably proud of her ability to rise from her difficult upbringing, and rise to her current position as an MP and Deputy Party Leader.

I think it is also something of a matter of pride that she has made not attempt to 'smooth out' her somewhat strident speaking voice, and she clearly relishes her ability to fight it out on a equal footing against the opposition, many of whom despise her not only for her origins, but also for her gender.

[ToraToraTora]

AH: "....and she clearly relishes her ability to fight it out on a equal footing against the opposition, " - Equal footing? It's Accrington Stanly v Man UTD!, here she is getting a thrashing from Penny Mordaunt, She even puts her mask on half way through to hide her embarrassment.

[andy-hughes]

TTT - I meant "equal" insofar as she is able to debate under the same rules as every other MP, but obviously that does not protect her from being bested in said exchanges, nor I am sure, would she want it to.

[goodgoalie]

Hadn't seen that before. Rayner didn't lose on points - she was knocked out!

[anneasquith]

This full post should be removed. Gutter press have made a story out of nothing.
Some abers have made nasty comments about a woman they know nothing about. Even some female abers have been nasty. Shame on you all .

[Ken4155]

Though some ABers would say Ms Rayner
Is lamb dressed as mutton
But when she deemed to cross her legs
Boris lost a few buttons

Allegedly, m'lord!

[Mozz71]

Let's be honest, there's always been an unhealthy amount of misogyny in the old boys club that is parliament, and allegations like this come as no surprise. What has been reassuring is the amount of support Ms Rayner has received from her fellow MPs, on both sides of the party divide.

[youngmafbog]

//Some abers have made nasty comments about a woman they know nothing about.//

That simply isnt true though is it? There is plenty of video evidence that can enable people to make their mind up quite accuratly.

If you are saying her private profile is totally different to her public one then you are implying she is totally false.

Which is it?

[davebro]

[gulliver1]

Can't wait for Boris to ..Leg it out of Downing St . Hope he uses the front door as Dominic Cummings did.

[pat2604]

//I think it is also something of a matter of pride that she has made not attempt to 'smooth out' her somewhat strident speaking voice, and she clearly relishes her ability to fight it out on a equal footing against the opposition, many of whom despise her not only for her origins, but also for her gender.//

Sorry Andy, but I don't see that at all. And she doesn't do us women any favours by acting as she does. And I can't see any evidence of her being despised by Tory menfolk for her origins or gender.

And Anne I have seen (or perhaps heard) enough of her to make justified decision on what I think of her use of language!

[piggynose]

BJ clearly has a roving eye for anyone in a skirt. Angela Rayner does not have to do anything to distract him.

[Ellipsis]

I see this whole thing as more an attack on Boris than on Angela.

Anybody who has to sit down for long periods is quite likely to cross and uncross their legs. The idea that a man in his late fifties loses his concentration when a woman in her early forties does this is not saying much about the man!

If Rayner wanted to issue a "come on", it might look more like this ...

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F3a1553d8-da4b-11e9-a836-b8a7068a08fb.jpg?crop=2670%2C1780%2C71%2C712

!!!

[pat2604]

Ellipsis Lol. No thanks!!

[Ellipsis]

LOL.

JRM rightfully took some flak for that pose. But can you imagine the dirt that would have been thrown Rayner's way?

[andy-hughes]

pat - // And I can't see any evidence of her being despised by Tory menfolk for her origins or gender. //

Then perhaps you should aquaint yourself with the recent media nonsense that has started this discussion.

It is Ms Rayner's gender, and the frankly disgusting suggestion from one or more gutless anonymous MP's that she is using that gender to 'distract' their leader, which has generated this thread.

And in turn, their spiteful childish nonsense says little about Mr Johnson's ability to concentrate on his job, rather than focusing on some imagined 'distraction' opposite.

[needawin]

Re the Johnson tweet.

Dorries obviously put her name to the tweet and resent it on.
Chris Philp "MP" ! on Sky News this morning insists it was not retweet but one she made up herself. Newscaster says do you mean that two people at different laptops at different times write the same words with the exact same punctuation. Philip says yes perfectly possible for that to happen. What a waste of space. These are the people trying to run the country

[naomi24]

//frankly disgusting suggestion from one or more gutless anonymous MP's //

Hmmm.... anonymous.

[andy-hughes]

Naomi - // //frankly disgusting suggestion from one or more gutless anonymous MP's //

Hmmm.... anonymous. //

Too cryptic for me, and I suspect for anyone else.

Care to elaborate?

[Zacs-Master]

I think the ‘mmmm’ means ‘flipping cowards’.