The press watchdog has been heavily criticised for its decision to reject all complaints about a controversial article. The article claimed that Angela Rayner crossed and uncrossed her legs in the House Of Commons in a bid to distract Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) have said that they have received more than 6,000 complaints about The Mail On Sunday’s report. The report cited the claims about Ms Rayner, Ashton-under-Lyne's MP, that were made by anonymous Tory MPs.
Some of the complainants said that the article breached Ipso’s code for discriminating against women. However the watchdog has argued that the code protects individuals rather than groups.
