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Press watchdog IPSO rejects all complaints about Angela Rayner Mail article after more than 6000 objections
The press watchdog has rejected all complaints about an article claiming Angela Rayner crossed and uncrossed her legs in the Commons in a bid to distract Boris Johnson.
Anonymous Tory MPs quoted in a Mail on Sunday article claimed Ms Rayner tried to knock Boris Johnson “off his stride” during Prime Minister’s Questions by “crossing and uncrossing her legs” in a scene supposedly reminiscent of the film Basic Instinct.
The claim sparked outrage across the political spectrum, with many branding it misogynistic.
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