Leadsom withdraws from Conservative leadership race
South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom has announced that she is pulling out of the Conservative leadership race.
Farron: Leadsom should be sacked for 'stupid' paedophile comments
Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron says new Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom should be sacked after she suggested men shouldn't take on childcare roles in case they are a paedophile.
The controversial comments were made in an interview published in The Times today.
"Your odds are stacked against you if you employ a man", she told the newspaper.
"We know paedophiles are attracted to working with children. I'm sorry but they're the facts."
The South Northamptonshire MP was promoted to the cabinet yesterday by her former rival for the Conservative leadership Theresa May, but the man in charge of the Lib Dems thinks she should be removed straight away.
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Transcript of Andrea Leadsom's interview with The Times
Leadsom's suggestion that being a mother would make her a better prime minister has sparked an almighty row - read exactly what she said.