A Labour source said: “The vile suggestion that Angela Rayner initiated the sexist smears that have been made against her must be some kind of sick joke.”Īnd when she referenced the ‘Basic Instinct’ claims on a public podcast in January, she said was “mortified” by them, and they had a “tint” of misogyny. But sources hit back at the Mail’s original framing of the claim - that Ms Rayner was uncrossing her legs as a deliberate ploy.
