Alan Jones condemned after calling for Jacinda Ardern to be 'backhanded'

Fresh audio of Australian shock jock labelled ‘very dangerous’ and ‘appalling’ by women’s groups in New Zealand

Comments by Australian broadcaster Alan Jones that the New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern should be “backhanded” have been condemned as dangerously misogynistic by women’s groups in New Zealand.

Last week Jones, a controversial radio host in Australia with a long history of making slurs against women in leadership roles, called Ardern a “clown” and said Australian PM Scott Morrison should “shove a sock down her throat” after she spoke at a regional leaders meeting about combating climate change.

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