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13 November 2018

Andrew Neil calls senior female journalist a “mad cat woman”

The BBC presenter also mocked Observer writer Carole Cadwalladr’s name.

By Media Mole

Bastion of impartiality and out-of-work town crier Andrew Neil has deleted a sexist and wildly unprofessional tweet about a fellow senior political journalist.

In a bizarre response to someone entreating him to appear at the Royal Variety show (rapping to a Nicki Minaj song), Neil showed off his great journalistic experience and level of cool-headed authority by boasting:

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