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Fears for victims as parliament sleaze probes take up to two years

Exclusive: One investigation by body set up in the wake of ‘Pestminster’ scandal took 572 working days

The Independent UK

Jess Phillips says allegations about MPs should be investigated without formal complaint

Labour MP wants inquiries into potential sexual misconduct to be possible before a specific victim comes forward

The Guardian - UK

Chris Pincher: Male Tory MP claims he was groped twice by former deputy chief whip

Exclusive: Pincher firmly denies touching Tory colleague sexually on two occasions in last eight months

The Independent UK

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Ian Blackford denies claims he was involved in bullying SNP staff member

The under-fire SNP Westminster leader robustly denied claims that he badly treated a SNP staffer amid alleged claims by a complainant that he was “manhandled”.

Daily Record

SNP staffer 'heartbroken' after MP Patricia Gibson cleared of misconduct charge

EXCLUSIVE: The man said he had been let down by both the Westminster authorities and the SNP

Daily Record

Why Neil Parish is now Steward of Northstead after watching porn in Commons

Members of the House of Commons are forbidden from resigning

Wales Online

Parliament watchdog investigating ‘around 15’ MPs for allegations of bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct

Independent body tells MPs ‘we are seeing similar trend in disclosure’ to last year’s complaints about Parliamentary behaviour

The Independent UK

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‘Some bad apples’: senior Tory minister denies institutional misogyny

UK government faces growing pressure to tackle sexual misconduct in Westminster as Kwasi Kwarteng rejects idea of inherent sexism

The Guardian - UK

What can be done to tackle sexism and harassment in parliament?

As calls grow for action to address the problem, here are a few practical steps that could be considered

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog reveals 15 MPs are being investigated in Westminster sleaze crackdown

Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) wrote to MPs giving an “exceptional” update on sleaze

Wales Online

Nicola Sturgeon won't 'shy away' from taking action against sexual harassment by figures in the SNP

The First Minister said she did not know whether a complaint had been upheld against MP Patrick Grady

Daily Record

Four days of drift that let the Neil Parish scandal grow and grow

Claims were first made about the MP on Tuesday yet he did not lose the Tory whip till Friday and only resigned the next day

The Guardian - UK

The making of a resignation: The porn MP who quit with a tractor excuse

How Neil Parish dragged out the suspicion over Tory MPs before quitting with an explanation featuring farm machinery.

The Independent UK

'I was pinned up against a wall' by a male MP says Government Minister

'There are a few for whom too much drink, or the view that somehow being elected makes them, you know, God’s gift to women, that they can suddenly please themselves'

Wales Online

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The National (Scotland)

Tory minister says male MP 'pinned her against wall' amid 'misogyny' at Westminster

A FEMALE Cabinet minister has said she was once “pinned up against a wall” by a male MP as she told colleagues to “keep your hands in your…

The Independent UK

Female Cabinet minister says she was ‘pinned up against a wall’ by male MP

International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said she has experienced the ‘wandering hands’ of ‘half a dozen’ male colleagues in Westminster.

Evening Standard

Anne-Marie Trevelyan says she was once ‘pinned up against a wall’ by male MP

Boris Johnson is under growing pressure to remove the whip from a Tory MP accused of watching porn in Parliament

The Independent UK

Tories ‘failing to act’ against MP who watched porn as doubts grow over inquiry

Boris Johnson insists parliamentary probe is ‘proper procedure’, but is accused of kicking controversy ‘into the long grass’

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Daily Mirror

Top Tory caught watching porn set to remain in Commons for months during probe

Tory whips have said the matter should be referred to Parliament's post-Pestminster watchdog - and they won't suspend the MP pending the outcome of the inquiry

The Independent UK

Tory MP faces being thrown out of Parliament if found to have viewed porn

Attorney General Suella Braverman said a minority of men in Westminster ‘behaved like animals’.

The Guardian - UK

What is role of parliamentary watchdog ICGS set up in response to #MeToo?

Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme was set up three years ago to process official HR complaints

Evening Standard

Porn MP ‘has to go over Commons shame,’ say growing number of MPs

Anyone else would be sacked, says fellow Tory

The Independent UK

Tory MP could face independent probe after ‘watching pornography in Commons’

The party’s chief whip called for the case to be referred to Parliament’s Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme.

Daily Record

Three cabinet ministers among 56 MPs facing sexual misconduct claims

Tory party chairman Oliver Dowden said Westminster is a "safe place to be a woman".

The Independent UK

Labour calls for ‘zero tolerance’ approach to alleged harassment by MPs

Meanwhile, Conservative Party chairman Oliver Dowden said Westminster is a safe place to be a woman.

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