Commons leader Mark Spencer said it was up to Ms Jenkyns to"justify" her actions and said he did not"seek to condone" her behaviour.
"I do understand emotions were running pretty high and they were pretty raw on that day," he told BBC Breakfast.Pressed on whether Ms Jenkyns should retain her ministerial role, Mr Spencer said:"That's not my decision." Ms Jenkyns was appointed parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Education on Friday in a reshuffle by Mr Johnson.Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson tweeted in response to the controversy:"Ministers aren't expected to be perfect.The Department for Education has been contacted for comment.
Tories in it what else you expect from them they do their sh** and stick to it and expect from the public to forget about that sh** 😐
there can be no excuse for her insulting behavior. Can you imagine the Tory media outcry if it had been the Labor Shadow Minister.
the Education Minister should resign. There is no excuse for her insulting behavior to members of the public. What a poor example she is also showing to school children
Pathetic excuse, arrogance and ignorance at its worst... EnoughIsEnough JohnsonOut ToriesOut
Looks like an 'after' advert for lobotomy!
Andrea Jenkyns is an excellent MP who is a patriot and a loyal Conservative.
Lies lies and more lies !!!
Has she explained why her English is so abysmal?
If she can’t take it, she’s in the wrong job !!
Doesn’t excuse the behaviour,ministers need show restraint and operate calmly under pressure
Her explanation, it was basically everyone else's fault
Don’t forget it’s our money you wasting and our lives you are messing with. Being called out is a natural reaction
Not justifiable for someone in her position.
There is literally NO EXCUSE.
Disgraceful!
Where is the name jenkyns from,is it posh Welsh or just made up,by someone trying to hide who they are
No justification at all for this disgusting behaviour.. If you can not take heckling then you are in the wrong job.... LEAVE!
'explained' = 'made a pathetic, factually incorrect claim to excuse'
Was it because she had a lot to drink at lunch and then somebody looked at her funny?
She reminds me of the “was it social distanced” party lady who resigned from that leaked video. Just full of lies the lot of them. Even the “new” ones
She’s a terrible person, who holds public in contempt? andreajenkyns
Well done her.
Great example being education secretary.. another Boris disciple …
And already a disgrace - no surprise
So have the public who pay her wages,
How many of us suffer abuse just doing our jobs? I know not one person in the NHS who hasn't been verbally or (worse) physically attacked whilst at work and I have yet to flip off the middle finger at those people....I/ we just get on with our jobs
She doesn’t need to explain. The baying mob shouldn’t dish it out, if they can’t take it Good on her
Conservatives andreajenkyns the ‘Sleaze’ continues!
Because she’s a Tory?
Education Minister ! ToryValues
Reading the situation correctly: the people are booing because of the state that the country is in, cost of living crisis, high fuel prices, inflation, poor management and Mrs Jenkyns is using a hand gesture, because she won’t be heard, that basically says “ Fuck you all ! “
Her apology is nonsense and education secretary needs to work on her grammar. God help us all
Sick to death of this Sky you need to be impartial and these two need to be questioned on their attitude to people
Because she just a vile person
If she had any moral fibre she should have stepped down - if not, she should have been sacked - oh, I forget, there is nobody in government in control.
I think she will be better suited to another role like driving a white van.
To be fair this applies to most of them especially Boris.
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andreajenkyns should only quit, and NOT explain. Better if Ms. Jenkyns quit politics altogether, after showing this sort of contempt towards voters.
‘It was because i’m just as unhinged as the rest of us, and to vote for me is to vote for more of the same’ - Andrea J
If a Labour mp had done this the tories would've exploded with rage and indignation, screaming for the Labour mps removal. Double standards!
The only thing that we should be seeing from andreajenkyns is her resignation. I’m absence of that we should be seeing action from the Conservatives to remove her. She’s unfit for high office as her actions clearly show. Should children start doing this in schools?
Without Biden's carbon-cutting deal, world oil prices wouldn't be as high as they are today and inflation wouldn't be as high as it is today. Open your mind and open your eyes
Shes a disgrace
I'm backing KemiBadenoch for PM because she's brave, she stands up for common sense regardless of d flak she gets from d left (who can't work out what to do about her) & she demonstrates d principled,consistent values that our country needs. She's equipped to replace BJ KB4PM
Rude gestures make me like them more.
Thanks again to the Tories for normalising bad behaviour 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
There was no apology there
Was it because she has no morals and was just parroting the actions of this deplorable government and it’s shyster ministers?
The baying mob were pissed off at her party and the mess they’ve created. After all they were voted in to run the country and have only proven that they couldn’t run a bath
Because she’s a Tory
There is no excuse. She obviously cannot control her behaviour! Is that the sort of person we want as our Education minister? Mind you..she fits right in with this government! VoteThemOut
Sticking your finger up at abuse is a very British thing. I’m sure it’s built into us like a reflex 🤣
Your getting sacked in the morning sacked in the morning
Good for her !
With respect, she has not. Instead of repeating this description of events, why not share what actually happened doyourjob
Modern Tory…. Enough said.
No explanation necessary; clearly she just has no self regulation, no manners and no class. Fits right in with some youngsters I have observed!
I think Andrea Jenkyns is saying 'education is her number 1 priority', isn't she ? And she speaks Italian !!
Sacked
Oh no she hasn't. She's lied and made things worse. Where on earth did she learn that from.
No explanation can justify lack of self control and vulgarity from someone in her position. Brings in question her ability to lead education.
Great role model for the children she is working for…
People need to grow a pair, get a grip.
That still doesn’t justify her actions what she has done is wrong and should resign !!!
Yes Why 👍
She is clearly unfit to be a minister
Oh do yer feckin job for once, she is clearly not suitable for the job....
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No. There is no valid explanation or justification. We deserve better. NolanPrinciples
You’ve used the word “explained”, when you meant “lied about”
She could be PM. Adulteress. Thief. Liar. Centre of her own universe.
Well she would say that, wouldn't she.
*has attempted to explain
No defence no excuse. Blames everyone else.
Boris Johnson's Chav at large should be her official title (yes I'm serious)
Unaceptable for any minister especially the Education Minister no matter What provocation....she has to go! But then she won't will she.....typical of this disgraceful government.....!
Don't explain yourself. Sod em
Pompous and arrogant person who assumes she is above the working class
There was no abuse, just the singing of 'Bye Bye Boris' - very good natured actually. She is a liar.
Education Minister- says it all really - let’s all flip a finger when we’re in a mood 🤷🏻♀️ do we really want this as a role model for kids.
She should have explained all the grammatical errors in her press release.
Still no excuse in my opinion. When you are in high office, you lead by example & unfortunately our politicians/politics have just descended into junk. If any given workplace if you had done that, you would likely find yourself disciplined / probably a warning.
Well she may now have some sympathy for the teachers she is in charge of. Wonder how many of them could use that excuse and flip off any student that gets on their nerves this week?
She thought she saw Burley and Rigby in the crowd?
Another obnoxious Tory apologising… no style or integrity of class … just entitled and unpleasant ToryScum
She’s been busted already
No standards.
Individual responsibility, huh?
That middle finger was fully justified.
Every parent in the land heaved a sigh of relief seeing Johnson go...and then felt that little knot re-tighten in their stomach seeing Jenkyns is exactly the same.
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SackJenkyns
Jenkyns defence is that she is human and was responding to a baying abusive crowd. Look closely at the coverage - more like the baying crowd she was baiting
Resign; take real responsibility and set an example for the children you are supposed to represent.
MSM have gained too much power. The power to create and destroy governments should be the people choice.
Tories….
Should be dismissed, would be if she was a teacher or a head snd acted in that way
No excuses your suppose to be professional
Andrea and BorisJohnson surly not 🤔
Shitty lesson in human behaviour to teach to my kids. We already need a new minister in this position.
Hardly a baying mob was it ! She’s lied to get out of a situation, where have we seen that before I wonder ?!! They’ve learnt nothing from the past week.
andreajenkyns nothing but cheap trollope
So she’s explained it and now everything’s alright? 🤷♀️Good job she doesn’t work in a school as that’s Gross Misconduct, a sackable offensive.
She is a member of the cabinet giving the finger to the public, just let that settle in for a little while.
I’d give that lame excuse an F. Time to call in her parents. Must try harder.
You have posted this multiple times ?
She's rude, incapable of dealing with the public, & doesn't understand that as a cabinet minister you have to set a standard & an example regardless of how 'provoked' you feel?
No excuse for that! But that is what the Torys have been doing to our country for the last 12 years Toriesout
I thinks she thought it’s big to do it definitely got her on the front pages
Not a good example for the youth of the UK
Easy. She received vile abuse and did what anyone would do. Sorted.
These are the laws you are to set before them: Eye for Eye, Tooth for Tooth, Hand for Hand, Foot for Foot.
So this conservative lady has to explain why she gave the finger but a Labour Party member gets away with a racist tweet. Right .ok.
No explanation required!
Body language tourette's syndrome? andreajenkyns
She's really a petulant teenager in a suit and heels?
You spelled “Education minister Andrea Jenkyns has explained why she’s unfit for public office” wrong.
Pushing this hard aren't we? Let's move on! It's old news. Probably fake. Keir Starmer once took the last roast without asking if anyone wanted it and then only ate half. Devil.
What a crock of shit,Does she actually think we will fall for that?
So you accept this poor behaviour from a politician. Sorry not good enough no matter what! Need to lead by example and not behave like a yob!
Because that's her personality? Because she's a Tory with disdain for 'the people'?
And she’s the education minister way to set example for kids and schools
Did she write that tweet herself? I'm more concerned that a minister for education can barely string a sentence together. 😳
Tell her we don't give a fuck, we all get that kind of abuse sometime in our lives She should be used to ut being a torie End of
You mean this gesture. Not a good look for an Education Minister
Perhaps re-word this as from where the majority of people stand, her reaction is unexplainable! Utterly appalling way to act as a Minister in Government! She’s made an excuse and hasn’t apologised!
And She’s the EDUCATION SECRETARY So glad she didn’t educate my children
They would have got much more than that from me
At least she did not flash her gingergrowler at anyone UKLabour
Education minister? Would you put up with those pitiful standards from any teacher?
She’s not fit to run a bath
Should be sacked, doesn't matter what provocation is.
Because she is an arrogant Tory. No respect for who actually pays her wages and obviously her huge expenses, obscene
There you go teachers, your Minister of Education says that when the kids start shouting, you can get abusive!
She was also yelling at people the day before...
Education Minister !
More lies. It goes on and on. New government now.
Well that’s ok then. A typical Tory response - yes I did it but I was justified and the rules don’t really apply to me as I am one of the Tory elite - so says Andrea Jenkyns
Imagine a headteacher giving students the finger for shouting abuse. andreajenkyns debases the title of minister
Can you report on this picture
No excuse there people are supposed to set a president
No excuse - she should have more self control being a member of Parliament. She’s been around Johnson too much I suspect….
Not acceptable......she is not worthy of her post
🖕to her! Rude women 😒
Yes, a tether would be a good idea.
Typical Tory with their CONTEMPT for the British electorate.
If a teacher did this to parents complaining at parents evening, they would be sacked. Get a grip Conservatives
A new theme with the Tories. Resignation without actually resigning, Apology without actually apologising. In a word PATHETIC
Utter 🐂💩 she shouted at the crowd 'he who laughs last, laughs the loudest, wait and see'!! When the crowd asked out what was meant by that? She used the middle finger gesture!! Get your facts right!!
No reasoning for being rude. Total cow IMO.
If she was a headteacher she could have explained all she liked and still have lost her job. She’s the education minister. Unacceptable.
She made a very rude, nasty gesture because she’s very rude and nasty. Simple.
Because she's dense.
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