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Ellie Abraham
May 02, 2022
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A former Brexit Party MEP has caused outrage after comparing porn-watching MP Neil Parish to Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner.
Last week, it was revealed that senior Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton, Neil Parish was twice caught watching porn on his phone in the House of Commons. He has since resigned.
It was a shocking revelation that came just days after an article which was criticised for being misogynistic and classist appeared in the Mail on Sunday alleging Tory MPs have accused Rayner of trying to distract Boris Johnson by folding and unfolding her legs.
One part read: “Tory MPs have mischievously suggested that Ms Rayner likes to distract the PM when he is in the dispatch box by deploying a fully-clothed Parliamentary equivalent of Sharon Stone's infamous scene in the 1992 film Basic Instinct."
But, former Brexit Party MEP and Conservative Party member Lance Forman has stooped to even lower depths by comparing Parish’s actions to the allegations made against Rayner.
If Neil Parrish is having to resign for watching porn in the Commons, surely Angela Rayner should have to resign for actively and willingly participating in porn in the Commons.\n\n@CommonsSpeaker— Lance Forman (@Lance Forman) 1651388773
In a tweet, Forman wrote: “If Neil Parrish is having to resign for watching porn in the Commons, surely Angela Rayner should have to resign for actively and willingly participating in porn in the Commons.”
He also tagged the Speaker of the House, Sir Lindsay Hoyle in his tweet.
Forman’s tweet has gone down about as well as you might expect.
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One person replied: “Pretty sure that’s libellous. It’s also massively misogynistic.”
Pretty sure that\u2019s libellous. It\u2019s also massively misogynistic.— jaaay tooo \ud83d\udd36\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udfee (@jaaay tooo \ud83d\udd36\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udfee) 1651391361
Someone else wrote: “Hey @BorisJohnson, where do I send my ‘Sexist of the Year’ nomination? This guy has to be a shoo-in, surely?”
Hey @BorisJohnson, where do I send my "Sexist of the Year" nomination? This guy has to be a shoo-in, surely?https://twitter.com/LanceForman/status/1520660850259943425\u00a0\u2026— Colleen Hawkins (@Colleen Hawkins) 1651456531
“I'm not a Rayner fan but I hope she sues the arse off this lying, misogynistic piece of Tory garbage,” another wrote.
I'm not a Rayner fan but I hope she sues the arse off this lying, misogynistic piece of Tory garbage. @CommonsSpeaker needs to address this.https://twitter.com/LanceForman/status/1520660850259943425\u00a0\u2026— Janey \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde6\ud83d\ude37\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@Janey \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde6\ud83d\ude37\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8) 1651432850
Another said: “Revolting comments. I hope she sues you, not only for herself but for every woman that has to face every hideous misogynist like you.”
Revolting comments. I hope she sues you, not only for herself but for every woman than has to face every hideous misogynist like you. @AngelaRaynerhttps://twitter.com/lanceforman/status/1520660850259943425\u00a0\u2026— Jessica (@Jessica) 1651426450
Emily Thornberry contacted the minister for international trade to ask for comment:
Just checking,\u00a0@AnnieTrev, is Lance Forman still one of your advisers on Agri-Dood trade, & if so, do you think it's appropriate for him to continue in that kind of official role with your department following his despicable and disgusting comments today regarding Angela Rayner?— Emily Thornberry (@Emily Thornberry) 1651433083
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