I've got it. Leadsom is the UK's Sarah Palin.

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Minimal intellect, maximum unpleasant rhetoric, no real achievements to speak of, financially lacking in transparency and, apparently, with a flexible approach to the truth. Although to be fair to Sarah Palin I'm not sure she ever accused a journalist of "gutter journalism" for reporting her own remarks verbatim.

So depressing.

She is! Tea Party politics reaches the UK

I've said this already on another thread - but the gutter journalism comment is just so outrageous. It absolutely was nothing like gutter journalism - and she should familiarise herself with the people who testified in the Leveson Inquiry to find out about real gutter journalism.

Also, note how she is furiously back-pedalling on her "stake in the future of the country' comments. Apparently, everybody does have an equal stake after all. Not just mothers. Hmm.

I always thought she was a Tea Party nutjob.

Good point.

I will never be able to unsee that now.

R4 today had interesting program commenting on her CV and how many lies about her "achievements" she's already produced.
I have no idea why would anyone vote for her!

Last night an article was published by the Guardian which drew a direct link back to the Tea Party...

She certainly has a lot of American support on social media. Along with kippers and (weirdly) labour leavers.

why is it weird Mistigri?

Leave had a lot of socialist nationalism.

I think she's a higher achiever than Palin. We know she over sold her achievements at Barclays and Invesco. But merely getting a middle management job there means she isn't that stupid. In fact if she isn't going for PM, but a poster on MN, she would be classed as a successful city professional.

I'm not sure what Palin's achievement is outside of politics. But tbh, she still was elected as govenor of Alaska.

redtoothbrush sure, but Labour voters supporting a neoliberal candidate who wants to roll back employment rights, maternity leave etc? I saw one person posting in support of her whose timeline was otherwise full of trade union activism. That is mind-blowingly weird.

But merely getting a middle management job there means she isn't that stupid.

I don't think she's stupid. She is however extremely well connected, which probably played a role in her career advancement.

But can she see Russia from her house?

Why does ANYONE in this day and age want to promote nationalism?!?

Bye bye Andrea Palin. We won't miss you.
I expect she didn't want to release her tax returns