3 days ago
Why Keir Starmer Is Fighting Off Sexism Complaints
As he tells it, the first time Keir Starmer spoke to his wife of 18 years, Victoria, he was so rude that she exclaimed, 'Who the f*** does he think he is?' Fortunately for the UK prime minister, she gave him a second chance and agreed to go on a date. Some female politicians these days say they've encountered similar treatment from Starmer — but are less forgiving.
A perception has emerged since Starmer's Labour Party was elected last July of a leader and his court who, at best, fail to pay regard to the optics of a white man talking down to women in his orbit, and at worst, open themselves to charges of misogyny. In private, many women Labour MPs lament what they describe as a boys' club around the prime minister.
