Sexist jokes ‘demean women in parliament’
Joking about sexual harassment is one of the reasons the issue is not being dealt with, Diane Abbott has said. Her comments came after Environment Secretary Michael Gove was forced to apologise for a “clumsy” attempt at a joke in which he likened being interviewed by BBC presenter John Humphrys to “going into Harvey Weinstein’s bedroom”.
The shadow home secretary said she did not find Mr Gove’s remarks funny, and told BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show making light of harassment was undermining and demeaning for women and Parliament.
Sopranos star Annabella Sciorra is among the latest to make allegations against film producer Weinstein. She alleges he raped her in the early 1990s.