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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Anna MacSwan

Tory MP says she made rude gesture after being provoked by ‘baying mob’

Still from the video showing Andrea Jenkyns making a rude gesture at protesters
Andrea Jenkyns said of making the gesture: ‘I should have shown more composure but am only human.’ Photograph: YouTube

The newly appointed education minister Andrea Jenkyns has responded to complaints after making a rude gesture outside Downing Street, saying she was provoked by a “baying mob”.

The Tory MP, a Johnson loyalist, appeared to raise her middle finger as she walked through the street’s black gates, in a video shared on Thursday evening.

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