UK and Spain enter war of words over Peppa Pig

Peppa meets a working bull in high vis in an episode of her show (Picture: Peppa Pig Official Channel/Youtube)

A Conservative MP has hit back after a Spanish politician blamed beloved cartoon Peppa Pig for the lack of women in the construction industry.

Marta Serrano, the country’s secretary general for land transport, said the show perpetuates stereotypes by always depicting burly men – or, more accurately, male animals – in worker roles.

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