Daily Mirror

Blitz on sex harassment in Parliament

- BY ANDREW GREGORY Political Editor

SEX pest MPs face being booted out of Parliament.

The move follows a poll of staff in which one in five said they experience­d or saw sexual harassment or inappropri­ate behaviour over the past year.

Up to 39% of workers reported non-sexual harassment or bullying.

It is recommende­d guilty MPs and peers write a letter of apology and have training. Some could be suspended or face a public vote on their future.

A cross-party group, chaired by Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom, also wants a behaviour code, complaints system and confidenti­al helplines.

Shadow Commons leader Valerie Vaz called it “a first step to putting safeguards in place”.

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