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Liz Kendall Slams Mail On Sunday Journalist… And Rightly So
Labour leader candidate Liz Kendall finds it “unbelievable” that women politicians are asked such different questions to men (Rex)
Ask some women about their weight and the answer may well be made up of two words, the second being ‘off’.
But when would-be Labour leader Liz Kendall, reportedly told a cretinous Mail on Sunday journalist to f*** off, it was with good reason.
She wasn’t offended because she is hiding her size – rather the notion that it is acceptable to make image-led comments and ask outdated questions in modern times.
Kendall who was described as a “slinky brunette” in a newspaper article, said it is “unbelievable” that female politicians are subject to this type of appearance-based scrutiny: a phenomenon that is not true for men in government.
“Can you imagine the Mail on Sunday asking the weight of the prime minister, George Osborne or any other leading politician?” she said on BBC Radio 5 Live.
“I just think it’s unbelievable that in the 21st century women still get asked such very, very different questions from men.
“I cannot wait for a world when women are judged the same as men and not by those kinds of questions.”
Kendall was referring to when political editor Simon Walters called her “a power-dressing Blairite” who had the torch of Blairism “thrust into her elegant hand”.
Commenting on her size, patronising Walters wrote that Kendall maintains her “little figure” by jogging 20 miles a week.
He also made comparisons with the Duchess of Cambridge, noting that both Kendall and Kate wear clothes by designers LK Bennett and Reiss.
Unsurprisingly, the MP for Leicester West and shadow care minister does not see that her hair colour, where she buys clothing or how much she weighs are particularly relevant to her roles.
The cringe-worthy published interview goes on: “Slinky brunette Liz or Elizabeth Louise, to give her full royal-sounding Christian names, looks as good in them as slinky brunette Kate.
“In fact she looks the same weight as the Duchess - about 8st – though when I ask she slaps me down with a raucous ‘f*** off!’ adding quickly”: ‘Don’t print that.’”
If the political journalism doesn’t work out for you, maybe you could begin a career in erotic fiction, Simon?
