that the deputy labour leader angela rayner try to distract the prime minister by crossing and uncrossing her legs. the claims have been widely condemned as misogynistic, with the prime minister himself condemning them. as you say, he has message angela rayner to say he believes those claims were misogynistic. we have also had the labour leader sir keir starmer condemned the wider culture in westminster as misogynist and saying it needs to change. in terms of what it needs to change, that is something that mps across the spectrum are discussing now. a minister said today that if it came to light who these mps were, that they have had this conversation with they have had this conversation with the political editor of the mail on sunday, they would face serious consequences. though it has been said that the conservative head office are unlikely to launch an investigation and that it would be pretty difficult if in doubt most newspapers don t tend to reveal her
the opposition labour party s deputy leader angela rayner to make clear that he views claims about her in a newspaper yesterday as misogynistic. the paper said some conservative mps had suggested she tried to distract the prime minister in the commons by crossing and uncrossing her legs. the claims have led to a wider conversation again about sexism experienced by women working in the house of commons. our political correspondent ione wells is in westminster. the prime minister has, it seems, now contacted her directly. this is blowing up into such a row with the spotlight on sexism in the commons? thomas to talk these comments to the mail on sunday have led to widespread consternation across the political spectrum. to recap, yesterday in the mail on sunday, there was an article by their political editor glen owen publishing claims that he said were by some anonymous conservative mps