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Shaun Bailey, the failed London mayoral candidate who attended a lockdown-breaking “jingle and mingle” party in December 2020, has become embroiled in a “sexism” row over comments made about broadcaster Carol Vorderman on GB News.

The remarks were made on 28 December, during a discussion about Vorderman’s clash with Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer, which saw the latter claim the ex-Countdown star had a “s*** lonely life”.

Lord Bailey said of Vorderman during an appearance on GB News: “On the one hand, she’s got all that stuff, you know, she’s a serious political commentator, then if you look at her Instagram, you see pictures of her bums and her boobs, so what is it?

“So what is it, here? She can’t be both.”

Vorderman hit back at the comments made on GB NewsGB News/Getty Images

It was the latest spat surrounding Mercer and Vorderman, after the MP’s wife, Felicity Cornelius-Mercer, previously branded the critic an “attack dog” who is “inciting hate”.

Just a tad hypercritical, there.

Vorderman responded to Lord Bailey’s remarks on Twitter/X on Wednesday, branding the Tory peer a “misogynist” and “the jingle and mingle apologist”.

She continued: “So Shaun thinks that women who wear lycra in the gym shouldn’t be allowed a political opinion… or I assume a vote!

“Failed mayoral candidate #SexistShaun was made a lord last year. Yet another Tory honour for dishonour.”

Other tweeters also slammed Lord Bailey for the comments, leading to #SexistShaun being the top UK trend on the platform:

The Lord Bailey of Paddington my foot! The audacity to denigrate & discredit @carolvorders invaluable contribution to British political discourse by reducing Carol Vorderman to her 'bum & boobs' is disgustingly misogynist & sexist. Men like Shaun Bailey never learn. The fool was\xe2\x80\xa6
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\xe2\x80\x9cShe can\xe2\x80\x99t be both\xe2\x80\x9d \n\nShaun Bailey, partygate participant who was honoured for dishonour, spotted being sexist about Vorderman on GB NEWS.\n\nFailed mayoral candidate. \nSuccessful misogynist. \n\nI think it\xe2\x80\x99s time to get #SexistShaun trending, don\xe2\x80\x99t you?
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Hey @Ofcom,\n\nJust in case you were thinking that Laurence Fox was an "isolated incident" for GB News...\n\nHere's #SexistShaun saying women aren't allowed to have opinions AND female body parts.
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Tragic. \n\nIn 2024 Shaun Bailey can\xe2\x80\x99t comprehend @carolvorders having views but not wearing sack cloth\n\nThe man who partied during lockdown. \n\nYou shouldn\xe2\x80\x99t be a rule maker and rule breaker. \n\nYOU can\xe2\x80\x99t be both @ShaunBaileyUK \n\n#SexistShaun
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Wow, misogynist #Sexistshaun needs correcting.\n\nThis is the same Shaun Bailey who was made a Baron. The asininity of his comments and the lack of his skill sets is more than enough to question why the f*ck he got the title in the first place.\n\nHe lacks any credibility and any\xe2\x80\xa6
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State of this\xe2\x80\xa6\n\nThink you desperately need to clarify this one @ShaunBaileyUK \n\nAre you saying women cannot have political opinions and have bums and boobs?\n\nBecause guess what\xe2\x80\xa6\n\nWomen can have it all, you misogynistic weasel of a man.
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It doesn't matter whether you agree with @carolvorders or not - there is no excuse for blatant sexism\n\nEx-mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey says Vorderman can't be a "serious political commentator" as she posts "pictures of her bum and boobs\xe2\x80\x9d on Instagram
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Shaun Bailey is the latest Tory who has fallen foul of one of their Lord and saviour\xe2\x80\x99s most famous quotes given his remarks on GBeebies about Carol Vorderman\xe2\x80\x99s opinions somehow not mattering as much because her Instagram is full of \xe2\x80\x98boobs and bums\xe2\x80\x99 \xe2\x80\xa6
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Someone needs to tell Tory, Shaun Bailey that a woman can have an opinion and great boobs. @carolvorders is proof, as are so many women.\nGet these sexists out.
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This is Shaun Bailey, he's both an arse and a tit.
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Really exhausting to see this said about @carolvorders. \n\nIt\xe2\x80\x99s so easy to use your interview time to go for someones arguments, yet he can\xe2\x80\x99t help himself but go for her body.\n\nFormer Tory Mayoral candidate, who was photographed partying during lockdown.
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It’s not the first time that GB News has faced sexism accusations, as Reclaim Party leader Laurence Fox was sacked from the channel late last year when he said “who would want to shag that” in personal remarks about PoliticsJOE reporter Ava Evans.

Host Dan Wootton was suspended after failing to challenge Fox on the comments, and Calvin Robinson was sacked for supporting Wootton online.

Lord Bailey, who has not responded publicly to the criticism, has been approached by indy100 for comment.

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