'Misogynist' MP behind Rayner story will suffer 'terrors of the Earth', warns Johnson
Guardian, 25 Apr 2022
Boris Johnson threatened to unleash 'the terrors of the earth' on the Conservative politician who made misogynistic claims about the deputy Labour leader, Angela Rayner, if they are ever identified.
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The prime minister hit out at the 'sexist, misogynist tripe' in the Mail on Sunday, which ran claims from an anonymous Tory MP that Rayner deliberately tried to distract Johnson in the House of Commons by crossing and uncrossing her legs.
Johnson suggested his party would set up an investigation to find who was responsible for the claims
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