Glen Owen

Glen Owen is the political editor of The Mail on Sunday, a British newspaper, appointed in 2018.[1] He was educated at Grey College, Durham University and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

Owen as an undergraduate

On 24 April 2022 Owen authored a Mail on Sunday story reporting that anonymous members of the Conservative Party had accused Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner of "crossing and uncrossing her legs" to distract Prime Minister Boris Johnson and comparing her to Sharon Stone in the 1992 film Basic Instinct.[2] Rayner branded the story "gutter journalism", and Johnson commented that he deplored "the misogyny directed at her anonymously today".[3] Following publication, Caroline Nokes suggested that the Women and Equalities Committee could ask Owen to testify. She also contacted the Commons speaker to ask if Owen should be stripped of his Parliamentary Lobby pass.[4] UK press regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation reported that it had received 5,500 complaints about the article and was exploring possible breaches of its code of practice.[5]

References
  1. Tobitt, Charlotte (12 September 2018). "Mail on Sunday appoints new political editor as Simon Walters moves to Daily Mail as assistant editor". Press Gazette.
  2. Owen, Glen (23 April 2022). "Tories accuse Angela Rayner of Basic Instinct leg uncrossing at PMQs". MailOnline. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. "Angela Rayner and Boris Johnson condemn 'misogyny' of claims Tory MPs reportedly made". ITV News. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. Soubry, Anna (24 April 2022). "Anna Soubry: Boris Johnson is as culpable for the smear on Angela Rayner as those that published the story". i. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. "Angela Rayner: Tory source of misogyny claims would be punished, PM says". BBC News. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.


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