Corbyn rapped for allegedly muttering ‘stupid woman’ at May

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn gets himself into trouble on Wednesday for apparently muttering “stupid woman” at Prime Minister Theresa May during a heated exchange in parliament over her delaying tactics on Brexit.

The Labour Party leader is seen appearing to mouth the words in response to May making a joke about his failure to demand a no-confidence vote against her government after he had accused her of leading the country “into a national crisis.”

Conservative MPs shout “disgraceful” when the allegations are first raised after the angry exchanges, and May herself is asked what she thought of the supposed comment.

Jeremy Corbyn appears to mouth 'stupid woman' at Theresa May after she said the Labour party "aren't impressed" with their leader's stance on Brexit.

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“I think that everybody in this House, particularly in this 100th year of women getting the vote, should be encouraging women to come into this chamber and to stand in this chamber and should therefore use appropriate language in this chamber when they are referring to female members,” she says.

Several Conservative MPs say the alleged comment is a reflection of abusive language faced by many female politicians and a culture of bullying in parliament that has become a focus for concern in recent months.

Parliament speaker John Bercow says he did not see the incident himself but, if true, the allegation meant that Corbyn would have to apologize in front of parliament.

— AFP