Liberal MP SHendersonMP says she is ‘shocked’ by the ‘intellectually dishonest’ speech, in which she says Anne Summers applied her ‘leftist agenda’. theboltreport
Prominent author and feminist icon Anne Summers says misogyny is now a hallmark of the Liberal Party.
Liberal MP Sarah Henderson has told Sky News host Andrew Bolt she is ‘shocked’ by the ‘intellectually dishonest’ speech, in which she says Ms Summers applied her ‘leftist agenda’. Ms Henderson says she is ‘appalled’ Ms Summers did not recognise the work the Liberal Party is doing for Australian women, both within government and for the public.
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