Nicola Bulley search: Mordaunt says health revelations 'sexist' and 'shocking'

Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt has described the disclosure of backstage accusation astir missing parent Nicola Bulley arsenic "sexist" and "shocking".

Police were criticised for revealing the 45-year-old, missing since January 27, had been struggling with the menopause and intoxicant issues.

Her household said they knew constabulary were revealing the details arsenic they asked for a halt to "appalling" speculation.

Ms Mordaunt said the Lancashire unit needed to look "serious questions".

The unit released the details astir Ms Bulley's wellness pursuing a property league connected Wednesday, erstwhile they said they had instantly categorised her arsenic high-risk erstwhile she was reported missing owed to "specific vulnerabilities".

They revealed her struggles with the menopause and alcohol, saying they wanted "to debar immoderate further speculation".

Her household aboriginal issued a statement, saying: "Although we cognize that Nikki would not person wanted this, determination are radical retired determination speculating and threatening to merchantability stories astir her.

"This is appalling and needs to stop."

However, Lancashire Police faced a backlash from politicians and privateness campaigners, with the premier curate and location caput besides raising concerns astir Ms Bulley's idiosyncratic details being released successful the nationalist domain.

Ms Mordaunt told BBC's Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme: "I deliberation that [police] intelligibly were motivated to effort and explicate wherefore this lawsuit is simply a analyzable one.

"But I deliberation determination are superior questions to beryllium asked astir wherefore they wanted to uncover peculiar information."

She said the revelation of wellness details "really does grate with a batch of women and we person to enactment up with each kinds of sexist behaviour successful each kinds of settings".

"And I deliberation to person it play retired successful this benignant of situation is wherefore radical are truthful upset."

Lancashire Police said it would behaviour an interior reappraisal into their investigation, led by its caput of transgression Det Ch Supt Pauline Stables.