Pregnant women prisoners in England are being handcuffed to prison officers — often male — during intimate vaginal examinations and long, agonising births. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/04/the-scandal-of-women-handcuffed-while-in-labour-i-was-so-shocked-when-the-restraints-werent-removed

There was a huge storm about this in 1996, when #AnnWiddecombe was Prisons Minister. But 30 years later, the #UKgov has still not stopped this abuse.

This sort of #misogyny is not practiced elsewhere in Europe. Only Japan and the USA are this cruel.

Farage’s Angels: Have women become Reform’s secret weapon?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/10/farages-angels-women-become-reforms-secret-weapon-26172647/

Don't eat the cheese!

Eat … something else … instead.

Eat what you can afford.

In my family, i'ts roast beef.

But you can't afford that, I'm afraid.

And no one has a right to afrordable food.

Find something else to eat.

#Brexit #AnnWiddecombe #Tories #economy #food

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/17/ann-widdecombe-dont-have-cheese-sandwiches-cant-afford-them

#SteveBell on #AnnWiddecombe's speech to MEPs – #cartoon | Opinion | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2019/jul/04/steve-bell-ann-widdecombe-speech-brexit-party-cartoon

#UK #Politics #Satire