TODAY'S front page of The National, which reveals the PM’s newest adviser once claimed it was a woman’s Christian “duty” to have sex with her husband, has been shared all over the world.
READ MORE: Andrew Sabisky made vile claims about women and sex on Reddit
The story about Andrew Sabisky – who resigned last night after The National approached him for comment – has been viewed more than 31,000 times and has been shared internationally by politicians, celebrities, journalists and readers.
Here are the best responses:
1. Birmingham Labour councillor John O'Shea
And it gets worse. So why did Johnson and Cummings hire a misogynistic racist? https://t.co/0LmgLdclDA
— John O'Shea (@politicalhackuk) February 18, 2020
2. Assistant national editor of The Guardian
And still no condemnation from No 10 https://t.co/7eYgj9dca6
— Nadia Khomami (@nadiakhomami) February 17, 2020
3. Author Emma Kennedy
Perhaps PM Cummings would like to explain his vetting process.... https://t.co/PUkSVWolgb
— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) February 17, 2020
4. Deborah Meaden of Dragon's Den
Oh my !!! This man was taken on as an aide to Our Govt!! @afneil your point stands... HOW ON EARTH... unless... https://t.co/Uwfpsrmz4J
— Deborah Meaden (@DeborahMeaden) February 17, 2020
5. Matt Wells of CNN
Andrew Sabisky: I am the victim of a giant character assassination
— Matt Wells (@MatthewWells) February 17, 2020
Everyone else: ... https://t.co/8AvrEZtemI
READ MORE: Andrew Sabisky's vile Reddit posts about women and sex
6.
Shocking that due diligence didn't prevent him being employed in the first place.
— mike selvey (@selvecricket) February 18, 2020
7. Scotland correspondent for ITV News Peter A Smith
Powerful scoop by @andrewlearmonth https://t.co/XGdtLYKh08
— Peter A Smith (@PeterAdamSmith) February 18, 2020
8.
Wow, this is hauntingly parallel to how men think women should be treated in the wonderful Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaids Tale. #underhiseye
— Ardnas (@Sandra25092995) February 18, 2020
9. Head of broadcast media for the SNP, Erik Geddes
Great scoop this by @andrewlearmonth.
— Erik Geddes (@erikgeddes) February 18, 2020
Love it when a Scottish paper beats the London titles to unearth what makes a serious Westminster story. https://t.co/4qzYrsrcAD
10.
Now this is journalism https://t.co/KzE0kr2FUs
— Socialist Sister 🇵🇸 (@SocialistSiste1) February 18, 2020
11.
Proper, good, old-fashioned investigative reporting from @andrewlearmonth.
— Rhona Sweeting 🏴🇪🇺 (@RhonaSweeting) February 18, 2020
This is what journalists are for. https://t.co/z9Lc1qpPIc
12.
Can’t wait for the Brendan O’Neill column defending this garbage! https://t.co/I2wx49W4b7 pic.twitter.com/HRUR1AkEKy
— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) February 17, 2020
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