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ITV's Lorraine turns emotional as Angela Rayner breaks silence on 'disgusting' leg slur
Boris Johnson. The MP even admitted she had chosen to wear trousers for her Tuesday (April 26) interview on ITV's Lorraine to avoid being "judged" any further.Labour's deputy leader also revealed she was left "fearful" and "really down" after an article in the Mail on Sunday claimed she distracted Boris at PMQs by crossing and uncrossing her legs, like in Sharon Stone's film Basic Instinct.It comes after House of Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle summoned the Mail on Sunday's editor for a meeting over the "offensive" article.The article also quoted claims Angela, a comprehensive-educated MP, used the alleged tactic as she couldn't compete with Boris' Oxford debating skills.The story has been met with widely-spread condemnation, and Boris himself branded it "tripe".Speaking on Lorraine, Angela said she was fearful about the story andShe said: "I felt really fearful of the story coming out, thinking ‘that’s what people will think of me’.“And then actually the response from the public, from all political parties… has been to condemn it and I think that’s heartened me.”This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.