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]

naomi - // Ellipsis. It’s reported that a Tory MP said it but do we know who told the newspaper? //

The newspaper will know, obviously, and equally obviously will not be revealing their source.

In my view the media have behaved shamefully in giving a platform to this odious political backstabbing where a serving MP is held up to ridicule by the papers giving this pointless poisonous guff page room.

[Ellipsis]

> Ellipsis. It’s reported that a Tory MP said it but do we know who told the newspaper?

The newspaper reported it was a Tory MP. So either it was a Tory MP, the newspaper lied or the newspaper didn't check its facts properly. The newspaper is the Mail on Sunday. I suspect given the "Lobby pass" story that I linked to at 15:34 (https://pressgazette.co.uk/mail-on-sunday-angela-rayner/) that the source was a Tory MP who spoke directly to the Mail on Sunday's political editor, Glen Owen, who is now maybe in hot water because of it. It is very, very unlikely that the source this time was Labour, so unlikely that it's not even worth debating unless you have some evidence, something more than wishful thinking.

[THECORBYLOON]

"Did she say all Tories are scum,or did she not say it?"

"Yep, she did say it. I've no time for her either!"

She later explained that the "scum" referred to were the Prime Minister and his ministers.

She was NOT describing all Tories.

[naomi24]

That’s not very nice, ellipsis! No wishful thinking here. Where ratbags are concerned political hue might cloud your judgment but it doesn’t influence mine. I despise them all.

[naomi24]

Corby, 'scum' wasn't all. Here's what she said.

//"We cannot get any worse than a bunch of scum, homophobic, racist, misogynistic, absolute pile... of banana republic... Etonian... piece of scum//

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Rayner

What a charmer.

[THECORBYLOON]

I was well aware of what all she had said but it was not about all Tories, was it?

[Ellipsis]

> Where ratbags are concerned political hue might cloud your judgment

Got a link?

> but it doesn’t influence mine.

LOL. OK. Well I have got a link. This very thread, where you continue to argue and imply that the story may have originated with Labour, without any evidence or even prior history to back up this theory, when everything printed in the Tory-supporting Mail says that it came from a Tory MP.

[gulliver1]

I Prefer the Christian Name Angela more than Margaret.
I also prefer the Surname Rayner more than Thatcher.

[Atheist]

Watching snooker tonight, I noticed an attractive referee, and I immediately thought that Angela would fit perfectly into that role. She's tallish and slimmish and got authority when she says '47', and when if she tied her auburn locks up into a chignon she would make me swoon. I'm thinking of becoming a tory and learning how to tweet.

[Ellipsis]

^^^ Is this like when a comedian says something outrageous, not because they believe it but to highlight the fact that somebody else does???

Or are you just a hopeless pervert, Atheist?

[DTCwordfan]

she's Bulgarian, Atheist, not bulging out like Angela can do from sitting on the H.ofCommons front sof(i)a....

[Peter Pedant]

// this odious political backstabbing where a serving MP is held up to ridicule by.... ignorant and misinformed ABers//

Naomi tonight - declares - she despises them all
Not Boris - surely not St Boris, - it cannot be!

[gulliver1]

P/P @ 21.56 There is a rumour that if you support
St Boris long enough ,that when you pass away he will be the one up there to open the Golden gates for you,

[Khandro]

She's now wearing the trousers:

https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1601223/Angela-Rayner-trousers-Lorraine-sexism-politics

[Ellipsis]

Good job they weren't leather ...

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/dec/07/theresa-mays-leather-trousers-you-need-a-tough-hide-to-wear-them

[gulliver1]

11 27 What a shame .. Not going to watch PMLs any more just to look at Peppa pig.

[gulliver1]

Boris's latest comment on this story .
"If ever we find out who is responsible for this.
...accusation"
"I don't know what I will do with them but they will be the terror of the earth." ,,,,mmm! dont know what he means by this statement.

[naomi24]

It's a quote from King Lear. It means if he finds out who they are they're in trouble.

[Peter Pedant]

Lear Act II sc 4

and someone comments on a blog

A friend of mine recently blogged about truncations of Shakespeare that change the meaning, so I’ve been wondering if my delight in this little line is a similar sin (2010)

prophetic really - I think all the hacks missed it didnt they?

[gulliver1]

Wonder if Boris himself spread this story about just to take the pressure of him and partygate ?
After all only he would know if Angela distracts him.