Jezza calls May a "Stupid woman"...

[Old Greg]

Looks like he either did or didn't say it.

[cosmic]

Looks like he either did or didn't say it.

You sir should get a medal. On a serious note.... she is stupid and clearly did not say stupid woman but did say stupid people. Even if he did well he is stating a fact that she is stupid.

[BR14]

Arfur

[Old Greg]

You sir should get a medal. On a serious note.... she is stupid and clearly did not say stupid woman but did say stupid people. Even if he did well he is stating a fact that she is stupid.

If he did say it, he shouldn't have. That's not an acceptable way to talk in the workplace, my workplace being an exception that proves the rule.

[vetran]

It would be sexist to say, "all women are stupid". It is not sexist to say, "woman X is stupid".

It beggars belief that people can't tell the difference.

Sadly most people can't.

If he had said stupid sod it wouldn't have been offensive.

He is now denying all of it quite unbelievably. Dubious Diane is backing him.

Should have fessed up and apologised it would be over now.

Its going to run & run

[Hobosapien]

You've got to question the judgment of a man who's shagged Dianne Abbott!

"Stupid man"

I've seen the evidence and I vote for him saying "stupid people". His naturally less than clear mouth actions mean even the lip reading experts are divided. In context he is looking around at all the moron tories jeering along to May's panto antics and rightly calls them stupid people.

A fuss about nothing, so yes the cons will use it to divert attention from their ongoing inept governing. Got those leaflets in the post yet advising what to do from next March if they can't agree on anything before then?

[NotAllThere]

"Stupid man"

I've seen the evidence and I vote for him saying "stupid people".

I concur. But Leadsom's attack on the speaker was pretty funny (and appropriate).

[meridian]

They’re all off on their holidays shortly, so we’ll have two more weeks of this instead of any focus on real issues.

Professional lipreaders coming out this morning to confirm that he said “people”, but the morning telly is full of faux-outraged Tories that care more about whether he said “woman” or “people” than the homeless man that died outside Westminster tube station yesterday.

[Lockhouse]

I think he says "woman".

Also "Stupid people" doesn't quite fit the context, whereas saying "Stupid woman" under one's breath would be the natural English passive-aggressive response.

[Lockhouse]

...but the morning telly is full of faux-outraged Tories that care more about whether he said “woman” or “people” than the homeless man that died outside Westminster tube station yesterday.

Classic whataboutery.