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SNP MP Alex Salmond says he does not 鈥渉ave a sexist bone in [his] body鈥� after telling a female minister 鈥渂ehave yourself, woman,鈥� during a Commons debate.

Conservative MP Anna Soubry later rebuked the former First Minister saying he had an "19th century attitude".

Speaking to 5 live鈥檚 John Pienaar, Salmond said the comments were a Scottish idiom, but was challenged by Guardian columnist Zoe Williams.

鈥淭his is ridiculous,鈥� she said. 鈥淲hen people say 鈥榳oman,鈥� they mean it as an insult鈥� When you call someone a woman in public life, you鈥檙e basically saying you shouldn鈥檛 be in public life鈥�.

鈥淵ou don鈥檛 know what I think,鈥� he replied. 鈥淒on鈥檛 ascribe feelings to me that I don鈥檛 have.鈥�

This clip is originally from Pienaar鈥檚 Politics on Sunday 14 June 2015.