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Magpies fan cock-a-hoop at Allan goal

- BY JEREMY ARMSTRONG BY PIPPA CRERAR Political Editor

CHOPPER Fan celebrates

A NEWCASTLE Utd fan swung his privates in a “helicopter” celebratio­n live on BBC1 when they scored a dramatic extra time FA Cup winner.

The unnamed supporter was caught on camera as he raised his jacket, pulled down his pants and spun his manhood after Allan Saint-Maximin clinched a 3-2 extra-time victory over League One Oxford Utd.

One fan tweeted: “Howay the nads.” Former Arsenal star Martin Keown, who commentate­d on the coverage, added: “We said something special might be happening here.”

And other fans pointed out it happened near a pitchside ad for Viagra.

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A LABOUR MP has launched a blistering attack on internet trolls who branded her “a slag” over her choice of dress in the Commons.

Tracy Brabin bared a shoulder while voicing her concerns about press freedom after selected journalist­s, including those from the Mirror, were banned from a press briefing at Downing Street.

The MP – who took over from murdered Jo Cox – said: “My Twitter feed was going mad. I was scrolling through the insults.

“It was like some Victorian parlour game, you know, I’ve shown a bit of ankle. We used to call it slut-shaming.

“I was a prostitute, a slag, a slut, really demeaning words.” The Shadow Culture Secretary, who took on her role last month, said it was crucial that female politician­s challenge the abuse.

She said: “It’s that sense that a powerful woman speaking about important things, obviously the only way you can shut her up is to talk about the way she looks. “It’s a way to diminish us. It’s a classic case of men feeling they have every right to comment on a woman’s attire. If it was [my predecesso­r] Tom Watson, nobody would say a thing. DESIRED The Asos dress costs £35

MP Tracy has broken her ankle

She replies to vile trolls on Twitter

Whatever I decide to wear, it’s not appropriat­e for you then to tell me what I should and shouldn’t wear.”

She revealed picking out her clothes was hard at the moment as she lived in a tall house with a broken ankle.

The £35 Asos dress she wore in the Commons has been flying off the shelves since the speech – and she says she received “phenomenal” cross-party support from her fellow MPs.

Ms Brabin admitted she got used to the “blurring of that line” between public and private life when she worked as an actress on Coronation Street. But the Batley and

Spen MP added: “There is that sense of respect for MPs that has eroded because of Brexit. People got away with calling me a traitor.”

She added she has been “unsettled” by death threats in the past and urged ministers to speed up the introducti­on of the online harms bill to crack down on vile internet trolls.

Ms Brabin also spoke to the Mirror about No.10’s journalist ban, saying: “It’s my worry that they’re targeting journalist­s to reset the dial about who is in charge here.”

TRACY BRABIN MP FOR BATLEY AND SPEN

The sense of respect MPs had has eroded after Brexit

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