Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson have joined in the condemnation of the sexist and misogynistic attacks on Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner.
Leading politicians from across the political divide expressed support for Rayner after degrading claims from anonymous Tory MPs accused her of deliberately trying to distract Boris Johnson by crossing and uncrossing her legs in the Commons.
Anger is mounting over a newspaper report that likened Labour’s deputy leader to Sharon Stone’s infamous scene in the 1992 film Basic Instinct.
