“Make the new education minister proud”, “doesn’t want to offend anyone, just shows how many weeks she will be in the position of minister”, are some of the comments of Britons on Twitter.
It seems that the nerves of the conservative leaders in Britainamid a political storm that led to his resignation Boris Johnson and while the succession process is in full swing. In this context, an uproar was caused by the indecent gesture her Andrea Jenkinswho gave a packed crowd her middle finger as she entered Downing Street last Thursday and shortly before taking up the portfolio of Education Secretary.
Jenkins shouted to the crowd “wait and see” and “he who laughs last, laughs best”.
Ladies & Gents,
Meet Andrea Jenkyns
Our new Govt Education Minister, greeting the public with…
The finger. pic.twitter.com/MC2bMeSJ1C
— Marina Purkiss (@MarinaPurkiss) July 8, 2022
“Make the new education minister proud”, “doesn’t want to offend anyone, just shows how many weeks she will be in the position of minister”, are some of the comments of Britons on Twitter.
“I’m human too”
After the backlash, Jenkins, issued a statement today in which she states that she reached her limits, as she received threats on her life. More specifically, she said that in the last four years she has received four threats to her life, two of which in the last few weeks, which are being investigated by the authorities.
“I reacted and defended myself. I mean, why should anyone tolerate this kind of behavior”, I should have shown more composure, but I’m human too”, Jenkins said.
— Andrea Jenkyns MP (@andreajenkyns) July 9, 2022
With information from Independent, Sky News.
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