DAN HODGES: The truth about the story Angela Rayner branded a smear...

It's time for people to know the truth. On a chilly evening just after the turn of the year, in between the evening votes, about a dozen MPs gathered in the House of Commons for a cigarette break.

Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner has been at the centre of a sexism row involved claims she said would cross and uncross her legs to distract Boris Johnson A spokesman for Rayner insisted the report was ‘categorically untrue’. Rayner posted a tweet in which she raged: ‘Boris Johnson’s cheerleaders have resorted to spreading desperate, perverted smears.’ Johnson described the story as ‘appalling sexist, misogynist tripe’. The Speaker of the House, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, condemned the article as ‘misogynistic and offensive’. He then announced he was summoning the Editor of The Mail on Sunday to the Commons.

But the whole furore has revealed a number of important things about how our current political discourse is framed. But that instinctive, and human, reaction does not grant a licence for deception. Had Rayner responded to the story by deploying the same frankness and self-awareness she had displayed in her podcast, the whole uproar would have been avoided.

The truth about the story will not be found in this article

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A question no Labour mp will answer as they rend garments over their claims. .. Define the mysogyny you claim when you cannot define what a woman is.

I think people are all Johnny Depping 🫠

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How desperate is The Dailly Fail getting, lies lies and more lies

When Labour makes claims about others they always involve ‘lies’ & ‘serious allegations’ When claims are made about Labour they dismiss them as ‘smears’ & ‘honest mistakes’! Good job people can see through Labour’s hypocrisy and double standards. DurhamPartyGate RaynerGate

The collars & cuffs conundrum on the Trotsky totty. 🤔

Starmer/Rayner doing nothing illegal, same day BorisJohnson was 30 miles away in a Pub with 30 Press pack legally canvassing. 29,000 people legally voted a few days later. Big point made about Starmer birthday cakes, his birthday is in September (no restrictions) Mailcrap

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