The shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, has accused a Sky News presenter of sexism after she failed to name the French foreign minister and the South Korean president following repeated questions. Thornberry, who also serves as the shadow Brexit secretary, was asked if she could name the French foreign minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, or give the name or gender of the South Korean president, Park Geun-hye. Thornberry responded by accusing the presenter Dermot Murnaghan of sexism, saying that he would not have asked such questions of a male politician. Do Sky journalists have a go at [foreign secretary] Boris Johnson on this basis? On a Sunday morning, honestly.”Murnaghan replied: “Let’s talk about North Korea ... what about the South Korean president then, if you want to talk about North Korea.

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2016 13:44 UTC