Councillor tweets glamour picture in female politicians jibe
A Conservative county councillor in Lincolnshire apologises on Twitter after posting a picture of women posing in underwear in reference to all-women shortlists.
This is a tweet from Lucy Rigby, Labour’s parliamentary candidate in Lincoln. It refers to an earlier tweet from a local Conservative councillor, Richard Davies.
Here’s Karl McCartneyMP & ToryCllr discussng my selection to stand as a MP. & ppl q why aren’t more women in politics pic.twitter.com/mN0hqZMA1H
— Lucy Rigby (@LucyRigby) March 24, 2014
Mr Davies has since apologised on Twitter.
having reflected on this i think I was wrong to post that photo. AWS is sexist but glamour pics don’t help. Sorry if I upset anyone ,
— Richard Davies (@rgdavies) March 24, 2014
But his comments are still causing a stir. The Conservative party press office told Channel 4 News that it had nothing to say at this point – saying that it was up to Mr Davies to justify his comments. What do you think? Get in touch with @channel4news on Twitter. Below, Lucy Rigby speaks to Sarah Smith about the tweet.
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