FOREIGN Secretary Boris Johnson "apologised unreservedly" after he was slapped down for a sexist remark to shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry.
Johnson apologised for "any inadvertent sexism or discourtesy that you may have deemed me to have been guilty of".
"And I heartily tender my apologies to (Emily Thornberry) if she was offended by what I said and I meant no harm, and I apologise unreservedly to her if I have offended the feelings of (Thornberry)."
In other words, it was classic non-apology. Sorry IF I offended. Sorry IF you felt like that.
Following the remark, Speaker John Bercow stepped in to absolutely humiliate Johnson over his comment. You can watch it here:
Speaker John Bercow blasts Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson for being 'sexist' in attacking Shadow Foreign Secretary, Emily Thornberry pic.twitter.com/u3toLsNvhs
— Richard Morris (@imrichardmorris) 27 March 2018
Foreign Office minister Harriett Baldwin later defended Johnson saying he did not have one "sexist bone in his body". I don't think that even needs a response...
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