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And here is a summary of the main points from the Downing Street lobby briefing.
Those comments are unacceptable. [Johnson] contacted Angela Rayner direct. The prime minster deplores the misogyny directed at her. There is no place for those kinds of attitudes. We recognise that there is more work to do and the prime minister would support that. There is no place for misogyny in parliament.
The prime minister wants to do everything possible not just to support women already working in politics but to encourage more.
[Johnson] has said for some time now that the international community made mistakes in responding to Russia’s aggression in the region previously. We’ve acknowledged that. The UK is one of the few international partners to have offered the full range of military, security, economic, fiscal and government support, and we have worked closely with Ukraine for a long time prior to this conflict.
