>MoS: [Tories accuse Angela Rayner of Basic Instinct ploy to distract Boris: MPs claim Labour deputy leader likes to put PM ‘off his stride’ by crossing and uncrossing her legs at PMQs](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10746873/Tories-accuse-Angela-Rayner-Basic-Instinct-ploy-crosses-uncrosses-legs-PMQs.html)
>
> * Labour’s deputy leader ‘goads PM’ with gesture made famous by Sharon Stone
> * Iconic 1992 film saw Stone’s killer use her charms to disarm cop Michael Douglas
> * Rayner has resorted to the same tactic, Tory MPs claimed as she ‘puts PM off’
> * One MP: ‘She has admitted as much when enjoying drinks with us on the terrace’
> * Ms Rayner’s spokesman branded the mischievous claims ‘categorically untrue’
>
>By Glen Owen Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday
>
>Published: 22:16, 23 April 2022 | Updated: 08:07, 24 April 2022
>
>([mirror of the ‘Updated: 19:01 EDT, 23 April 2022’ version](https://archive.ph/6bHob))
Boris looks the type that would get distracted by his own fart.
Alternative Headline: Boris can’t stop staring; blames the person being stared at for his actions.
This all falls under standard Tory behaviour:
To be fair Boris would find the presence of a woman very distracting.
>The Ashton-Under-Lyne MP wrote: “Women in politics face sexism and misogyny every day – and I’m no different. I stand accused of a “ploy” to “distract” the helpless PM – by being a woman, having legs and wearing clothes. I am conspiring to “put him off his stride”.
>
>”The rest I won’t repeat – but you get the picture. Boris Johnson’s cheerleaders have resorted to spreading desperate, perverted smears in their doomed attempts to save his skin. They know exactly what they are doing. The lies they are telling.
>
>”The potted biography is given – my comprehensive education, my experience as a care worker, my family, my class, my background. The implication is clear.
>
>”But it is the PM who is dragging the Conservative Party into the sewer – and the anonymous Tory MPs doing his bidding are complicit. He and his cheerleaders clearly have a big problem with women in public life. They should be ashamed of themselves.
>
>”I won’t be letting their vile lies deter me. Their attempts to harass and intimidate me will fail. I’ve been open about how I’ve had to struggle to get where I am today. I’m proud of my background, I’m proud of who I am and where I’m from – but it’s taken time.
>
>”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. That would break my heart. We need more people in politics with backgrounds like mine – and fewer as a hobby to help their mates.
>
>”Thank you to so many of you for your messages of solidarity and support. For calling this out for what it is. You are making a stand in the name of decency – against those who would further coarsen, cheapen and debase our politics to benefit their own interests. We all deserve so much better.”
>
>([MENews: Angela Rayner hits back at ‘vile lies’ that she uses ‘ploy’ to distract Boris Johnson during PMQs](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/angela-rayner-hits-back-vile-23768846))
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**eta:**
>Three cabinet ministers and two shadow cabinet ministers are facing allegations of sexual misconduct after being reported to the parliamentary watchdog set up in the wake of the #MeToo scandal.
>
>They are among 56 MPs who have been referred to the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) over about 70 separate complaints.
>
>The allegations involving the 56 include making sexually inappropriate comments and more serious wrongdoing. At least one complaint is believed to involve criminality and concerns an allegation than an MP bribed a member of staff in return for sexual favours.
>
>([The Sunday Times: Three cabinet ministers face sexual misconduct claims](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/three-cabinet-ministers-face-sexual-misconduct-claims-c8t58nhxx) **—** [🪞 👈](https://archive.ph/MZfFB))
The number of dead cats this government is throwing must be some sort of world record
This ridiculous claim says more about a Tory’s inability to apply executive control over their base urges than anything else.
It’s also a disgusting, misogynist attack line. Pretty much what I would expect from them.
If you vote Tory, this is what you support. This is what you want for our nation. This is what you demand for your daughters. Wise up.
She is obviously a witch and her legs need to be removed ASAP before she does any more damage with them?
Did he just admit our entire foreign policy is dependent on nobody having an attractive leader…
I don’t get why UK politics just pretends nothing exists outside of it.
Rayner clearly at fault that Boris is always thinking about his next hump, and would shag the hole in the top of dolphin given a chance…
More like: Guy who didn’t notice 50 people having a party in his own house, distracted by a woman who has legs
with one statement they demean women and men how efficient
This is what religious fundamentalist say, you made the man gaze at you.
The whole lot of them need replacing, the place is a very unfunny and expensive joke!
This is very close to the ‘I had to rape her, she was showing an ankle’ defence.
Surely all part of the Boris standard MO – fill the papers with outage pieces, irrespective of whether they’re good or bad (from the Boris/Tory point it view) & the opposition can’t keep up with it all
These mfers are on the ropes if this is their new attack lmao
Seriously though, isn’t this grounds for sexual harassment charges?
Wonderful mental image of her waving her legs in the ear like a pair of jangly keys with a baby.
I thought this entire piece was basically “Boris likes to look up skirts and the want to is distracting him from deflecting”
I’m serious beginning to wonder what decade we are living in.
The end of the Tory Party was always going to be very desperate and dirty.
It isn’t Boris Johnson who is pulling them down now, it’s the party itself.
Well I mean this is is bad for Boris and a real ego boost/compliment for Angela. She’s so hot our prime minister can’t do his job lol kay
That they think this will make people sympathise with Johnson is hilarious.
It’s also probably true he gets distracted, he can’t take his eyes of Kuenssberg’s tits when she interviews him.
Do women not work at these publications or do they just get ignored?
We might have found a way to bring them down then? Let’s have the whole Labour front bench sachet in wearing 6 inch heels and miniskirts, and whenever a Tory stands up to speak have them open some porn mags and display the pages. Tories won’t know what hit ‘em
Not sure this came out as strongly as the Tories thought it would.
They have so far stated that we have a PM who is too stupid to know his own laws, too vacant to know what a party is even when he is at it, and too feeble minded to keep his brain on the task when Angela Rayner dares to have legs.
It’s not her fault they are attracted to her. That guy should be fired.
And BoJo has been using Ukraine to distract from gis incompetence, which one is worse?
I like her and kinda wish she was Labour leader just because she makes her presence felt more – and no, not because of her legs. Tories are now running in fear if this is the only type of defence they can mount.
Just imagine the optics of being a Tory and thinking this — projection at its finest.
They’re really stooping to this level? Good, means she’s a threat
Its clearly an attempt to hijack her power as an effective political opponent by instead attempting to objectify her as just a woman who needs to use sex to get her way.
I’m still not convinced that they didn’t steal the idea from a headline on The Onion or something.
It’s deeply misogynistic (welcome to the world of the Mail) but so fucking stupid too.
Cretins can’t even be bothered to come up with their own 140 letters
Tbf Moggs probably cums his monographed silk y fronts at the sight of a bare ankle so not surprising at all.
That says more about Boris than it does about Angela.
So Tories don’t like when women cover up from head to toe as they look like “letterboxes”. But if a woman shows her legs, she is at fault for being a distraction? Sounds about right…
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So according to this Tory, Boris isn’t capable of not being distracted from a pair of legs and that’s…. the woman’s fault… for having a pair of legs….
Genuine question, if Boris can’t control whether or not he gets distracted by a pair of legs why is he in control of an entire country?
Really no need to put “sexist” in quotation marks
It was sexist
Do we put blatant racism in quotation marks? No. So why we doing that for blatant misogyny?
HuffPost: [Angela Rayner Condemns ‘Perverted’ Accusation She Uses ‘Basic Instinct Ploy’](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/angela-rayner-condemns-basic-instinct-ploy_uk_626500b3e4b0197ae3f69401)
MENews: [Angela Rayner hits back at ‘vile lies’ that she uses ‘ploy’ to distract Boris Johnson during PMQs](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/angela-rayner-hits-back-vile-23768846) – Tory MPs have likened the Labour deputy leader to Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct in a widely-criticised article
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>MoS: [Tories accuse Angela Rayner of Basic Instinct ploy to distract Boris: MPs claim Labour deputy leader likes to put PM ‘off his stride’ by crossing and uncrossing her legs at PMQs](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10746873/Tories-accuse-Angela-Rayner-Basic-Instinct-ploy-crosses-uncrosses-legs-PMQs.html)
>
> * Labour’s deputy leader ‘goads PM’ with gesture made famous by Sharon Stone
> * Iconic 1992 film saw Stone’s killer use her charms to disarm cop Michael Douglas
> * Rayner has resorted to the same tactic, Tory MPs claimed as she ‘puts PM off’
> * One MP: ‘She has admitted as much when enjoying drinks with us on the terrace’
> * Ms Rayner’s spokesman branded the mischievous claims ‘categorically untrue’
>
>By Glen Owen Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday
>
>Published: 22:16, 23 April 2022 | Updated: 08:07, 24 April 2022
>
>([mirror of the ‘Updated: 19:01 EDT, 23 April 2022’ version](https://archive.ph/6bHob))
Boris looks the type that would get distracted by his own fart.
Alternative Headline: Boris can’t stop staring; blames the person being stared at for his actions.
This all falls under standard Tory behaviour:
To be fair Boris would find the presence of a woman very distracting.
>The Ashton-Under-Lyne MP wrote: “Women in politics face sexism and misogyny every day – and I’m no different. I stand accused of a “ploy” to “distract” the helpless PM – by being a woman, having legs and wearing clothes. I am conspiring to “put him off his stride”.
>
>”The rest I won’t repeat – but you get the picture. Boris Johnson’s cheerleaders have resorted to spreading desperate, perverted smears in their doomed attempts to save his skin. They know exactly what they are doing. The lies they are telling.
>
>”The potted biography is given – my comprehensive education, my experience as a care worker, my family, my class, my background. The implication is clear.
>
>”But it is the PM who is dragging the Conservative Party into the sewer – and the anonymous Tory MPs doing his bidding are complicit. He and his cheerleaders clearly have a big problem with women in public life. They should be ashamed of themselves.
>
>”I won’t be letting their vile lies deter me. Their attempts to harass and intimidate me will fail. I’ve been open about how I’ve had to struggle to get where I am today. I’m proud of my background, I’m proud of who I am and where I’m from – but it’s taken time.
>
>”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. That would break my heart. We need more people in politics with backgrounds like mine – and fewer as a hobby to help their mates.
>
>”Thank you to so many of you for your messages of solidarity and support. For calling this out for what it is. You are making a stand in the name of decency – against those who would further coarsen, cheapen and debase our politics to benefit their own interests. We all deserve so much better.”
>
>([MENews: Angela Rayner hits back at ‘vile lies’ that she uses ‘ploy’ to distract Boris Johnson during PMQs](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/angela-rayner-hits-back-vile-23768846))
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**eta:**
>Three cabinet ministers and two shadow cabinet ministers are facing allegations of sexual misconduct after being reported to the parliamentary watchdog set up in the wake of the #MeToo scandal.
>
>They are among 56 MPs who have been referred to the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) over about 70 separate complaints.
>
>The allegations involving the 56 include making sexually inappropriate comments and more serious wrongdoing. At least one complaint is believed to involve criminality and concerns an allegation than an MP bribed a member of staff in return for sexual favours.
>
>([The Sunday Times: Three cabinet ministers face sexual misconduct claims](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/three-cabinet-ministers-face-sexual-misconduct-claims-c8t58nhxx) **—** [🪞 👈](https://archive.ph/MZfFB))
The number of dead cats this government is throwing must be some sort of world record
This ridiculous claim says more about a Tory’s inability to apply executive control over their base urges than anything else.
It’s also a disgusting, misogynist attack line. Pretty much what I would expect from them.
If you vote Tory, this is what you support. This is what you want for our nation. This is what you demand for your daughters. Wise up.
She is obviously a witch and her legs need to be removed ASAP before she does any more damage with them?
Did he just admit our entire foreign policy is dependent on nobody having an attractive leader…
I don’t get why UK politics just pretends nothing exists outside of it.
Rayner clearly at fault that Boris is always thinking about his next hump, and would shag the hole in the top of dolphin given a chance…
More like: Guy who didn’t notice 50 people having a party in his own house, distracted by a woman who has legs
with one statement they demean women and men how efficient
This is what religious fundamentalist say, you made the man gaze at you.
He should listen to his own [government’s warnings](https://i2-prod.mylondon.news/incoming/article21980407.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/1_USB-Staring-BTP_DR_AW.jpg).
The whole lot of them need replacing, the place is a very unfunny and expensive joke!
This is very close to the ‘I had to rape her, she was showing an ankle’ defence.
Surely all part of the Boris standard MO – fill the papers with outage pieces, irrespective of whether they’re good or bad (from the Boris/Tory point it view) & the opposition can’t keep up with it all
These mfers are on the ropes if this is their new attack lmao
Seriously though, isn’t this grounds for sexual harassment charges?
Wonderful mental image of her waving her legs in the ear like a pair of jangly keys with a baby.
I thought this entire piece was basically “Boris likes to look up skirts and the want to is distracting him from deflecting”
I’m serious beginning to wonder what decade we are living in.
The end of the Tory Party was always going to be very desperate and dirty.
It isn’t Boris Johnson who is pulling them down now, it’s the party itself.
Well I mean this is is bad for Boris and a real ego boost/compliment for Angela. She’s so hot our prime minister can’t do his job lol kay
That they think this will make people sympathise with Johnson is hilarious.
It’s also probably true he gets distracted, he can’t take his eyes of Kuenssberg’s tits when she interviews him.
Do women not work at these publications or do they just get ignored?
We might have found a way to bring them down then? Let’s have the whole Labour front bench sachet in wearing 6 inch heels and miniskirts, and whenever a Tory stands up to speak have them open some porn mags and display the pages. Tories won’t know what hit ‘em
Not sure this came out as strongly as the Tories thought it would.
They have so far stated that we have a PM who is too stupid to know his own laws, too vacant to know what a party is even when he is at it, and too feeble minded to keep his brain on the task when Angela Rayner dares to have legs.
It’s not her fault they are attracted to her. That guy should be fired.
And BoJo has been using Ukraine to distract from gis incompetence, which one is worse?
I like her and kinda wish she was Labour leader just because she makes her presence felt more – and no, not because of her legs. Tories are now running in fear if this is the only type of defence they can mount.
Just imagine the optics of being a Tory and thinking this — projection at its finest.
They’re really stooping to this level? Good, means she’s a threat
[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/14/black-eyes-boris-johnson-plot-attack-reporter-darius-guppy](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/14/black-eyes-boris-johnson-plot-attack-reporter-darius-guppy)
BoJo can literally do no wrong whatsoever.
Its clearly an attempt to hijack her power as an effective political opponent by instead attempting to objectify her as just a woman who needs to use sex to get her way.
I’m still not convinced that they didn’t steal the idea from a headline on The Onion or something.
It’s deeply misogynistic (welcome to the world of the Mail) but so fucking stupid too.
Cretins can’t even be bothered to come up with their own 140 letters
https://i.imgur.com/jhhkyOv.jpg
Tbf Moggs probably cums his monographed silk y fronts at the sight of a bare ankle so not surprising at all.
That says more about Boris than it does about Angela.
So Tories don’t like when women cover up from head to toe as they look like “letterboxes”. But if a woman shows her legs, she is at fault for being a distraction? Sounds about right…