To think Andrea Jenkyns should not be an Education Minister

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She stuck her middle finger up at the crowd and yelled "he who laughs last laughs best. Wait and see!"

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It's so infuriating to see this country reduced to this state

Rayner*

I’d sack her. From what I’ve heard it was hardly a “baying mob”, and even then she shouldn’t have reacted.

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Ffs is this the answer to absolutely everything in politics?

Agreed. She used to be my MP and she's totally unfit for office.

The apologists for Johnson and his supporters never stop with the whataboutery.

Angela Rayner is the deputy leader of the opposition, you think her comment were appropriate?
I'm comparing the two people are allowed to disagree with you .

I don’t think Angela Raynor calling the Tories ‘scum’ is ok, but I also don’t think this is the same 😏1) because this woman is a member of the government, 2) because she’s now, theoretically, in charge of setting and upholding standards for education of children and young people and 3) because she’s attacking a crowd of journalists, not elected politicians who know these kind of insults come with the territory (wrongly, I know).

These last few weeks it really feels like there’s not even a pretence at behaving remotely professionally across the whole bloody government.

She's an absolutely useless constituency MP. Parents of children with SEN in her constituency say she is totally unhelpful.

Well Angela Rayner is the deputy leader of the opposition so I think it is comparable its not like she's a little heard of back bencher is it ?

There’s a thread on here today where a Mum is raging that her DD (7) appears in a photo next to a little boy giving the finger. You can read for yourselves the replies.

How is it possible this is acceptable for an Education minister? This truly us the Nasty Party.

She shouldn't be education secretary because of the standard of grammar and punctuation in her non-apology.

Then because of the finger.

I think we have no idea of the level abuse that MP's get on a daily basis, especially female ones. She was letting of a bit of steam, probably being screamed and and name called by the crowd - I don;t blame her.

I'm going to organise a doorstep protest every Thursday at 6pm against the tories.
It's the opposite of the clapping for the nhs.
Please get as many members of your household to appear on your doorstep wearing yellow and flicking the bird.

Just need to think of a song for the soundtrack.

Am I actually living in an episode of the thick of it?

Why has no one got any integrity anymore. She should quit. What a total joke.

It would be wise not to, there's already a photo of Emily thornberry doing the same at an evening standard event. No idea of the context, but that won't matter.

She's totally unsuitable, regardless of what she did and her reasons for it.

I wonder if she's been chosen to usurp Gove's reputation as the most hated Education Secretary in time for the GE.

I believe she issued an apology for the remark and it was addressed to her fellow MPs, not in behaviour to the general public.

Of course you're allowed to disagree but it would be helpful if you concentrated on a justification of Andrea Jenkyns ' behaviour. Of course if you want to support the behaviour of a Johnson supporter, a documented liar and hypocrite, and someone who can't uphold the standards expected of an MP, let alone an education minister, do crack on.

As someone who used to live in her constituency I'd endorse that.

No justification for her behaviour and her non apology subsequently issued.

She issued an apology ,several weeks after her remarks, after saying she was never going to apologise, so I don't think it was done in good faith .

So @x2boys , any chance of your justification for the behaviour of Andrea Jenkyns any time soon?

Angela Raynor told the truth about Tories, she didn't say it about the public who are your constituents and who pay your wages. Very different circumstances.

No way should she be an education minister, they have to be professional and have higher standards and to stick your fingers up at the public like she has she should be sacked immediately.

Im not justifying her behaviour, I was merely pointing out that the Labour Party would be unwise to make a big deal of this for political gains, given the behaviour of their own deputy leader which was hardly appropriate given her position.

So @x2boys are you prepared to condemn her behaviour then? Do you think she's fit to serve as an education minister?