Angela Raynor objected to allegations that she saw the “sexist insults” against her as a joke amid a dispute between the mayor and the Mail on Sunday, whose editor turned down an invitation to discuss an article about the deputy Labor leader.
David Dylan was asked to meet with President Lindsay Hoyle after anger at comments made by Conservative MPs in a story about Raynor, in which they accused her of crossing her legs like the character played by Sharon Stone in the movie Basic Instinct for distracts Boris Johnson on the Prime Minister’s questions.
On Wednesday, the Mail sent a reply from Dylan that he would not attend the meeting, as well as a story suggesting that Raynor had joked about the comparison in previous cases with Tory MPs, as well as in a podcast.
In Comedian Matt Forde’s Political Party, Raynor said she was “tired” of an internet meme comparing her actions to the scene in Basic Instinct, in which Stone’s character crosses and crosses her legs in front of detectives without wearing underwear.
She said: “There is a hint of misogyny in this…… Every time I do PMQ, someone has an opinion about what I wear. Did you see the Sharon Stone meme as if I was doing it at the last PMQ? I was desperate. “
Ford asked her if the suggestion was that she was “doing this to distract Boris,” to which she replied, “It doesn’t take much, does it?” I don’t have to do that. “
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Raynor wrote on Twitter on Wednesday: “I told (Forde) in January that the sexist film parody for me is misogyny and still is. As women, we sometimes try to erase the sexism we face, but it doesn’t do us any good.
“The post office today suggests that I am somehow happy to be subjected to sexist insults. I do not. They are humiliating and deeply hurtful. “She really loves him” is a typical excuse known to many women. But it cannot be the responsibility of women to call him every time. I don’t need anyone to explain sexism to me – I experience it every day.
“Boris Johnson has given assurances that he will unleash the” horrors of the earth “on Tory MPs who spread this vile sexism. I hope to hear what he will do about it today. “
Hoyle told lawmakers on Monday that he had arranged a meeting with Dylan after outrage over the allegations in the article.
Dylan said he and his political editor, Glenn Owen, would not be present because “journalists should not accept instructions from House of Commons officials, no matter how good they are.”
Conservative MP Caroline Knox, chair of the Committee on Women and Equality, wrote to Hoyle, asking him to consider revoking the author’s Commons pass.
However, Hoyle – who met with Raynor on Monday – suggested it would not be right to remove his pass.
Speaking before the meeting was rejected, he said: “I am a staunch believer and defender of press freedom, so when an MP asked me to remove a sketchbook pass last week for something he wrote, I said no.
“I firmly believe in the obligation of reporters to cover parliament, but I would also ask – nothing more – that the feelings of all MPs and their families be taken into account and the impact on their safety when writing articles. I would just like to ask everyone to be a little kinder. “
Raynor told ITV’s Lorraine on Tuesday that she told the Mail on Sunday: “This is disgusting. This is completely untrue. Please don’t tell such a story. “
Conservative whips say they will try to find out which Tory MP made the comments about the deputy Labor leader.
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