Newly appointed education minister Andrea Jenkyns has admitted she 'should have shown more composure' after being filmed raising her middle finger at protesters outside Downing Street. She responded to complaints after making the rude gesture saying she was provoked by a 'baying mob'.
Ms Jenkyns said in a statement: "I had reached the end of my tether'. She said she stood up for herself after being subject to 'huge amounts of abuse' over the years, including two death threats in recent weeks.
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