Maitlis SLAMMED for letting dog sleep on train chair as others forced to STAND!

Controversial Newsnight host Emily Maitlis has been slammed for letting her dog sleep on a seat on a packed train as she is accused of forcing people to stand. It is also against the Law to have dogs on seats on trains.

48 year old Maitlis was spotted travelling with her whippet, Moody, on a busy Great Western train to London Paddington this afternoon. Maitlis has provoked much ire for the way she handled the Tory leadership debate as well as perceived ant-Brexit bias on Newsnight.

According to an eye witness:

I was really surprised to see the dog on the seat. There wasn’t even a mat or newspaper underneath it.

For someone who is very much in the public eye, who holds politicians to account, I would have expected her to behave better.

When I boarded the train it was really busy. A lady was looking for a seat and ended up sitting behind Emily and not on a seat with a table, where there is more room.

Some people chose to stand, as there were few spare seats. It shows a lack of respect for other passengers to feel it appropriate for dogs to sit on seats meant for passengers.”

Fraser Pithie, of the Campaign for Rail stated that Maitlis had broken the rules: “The rules do not give animals any right to take up seats. Dogs must remain on the floor. Even guide dogs are not allowed on seats. A train guard should have spoken to her.”