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Exclusive: Labour MP claims shadow minister sexually assaulted her
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Political Editor

Catherine Neilan
A female Labour MP has reported a frontbench colleague to the Metropolitan Police, claiming he sexually assaulted her.

The incident is alleged to have taken place after a summer party in London in July 2021.

Two sources corroborated the female MP’s claim, saying she had alerted them to the assault shortly afterwards.

Senior party figures, including at least one other shadow minister, were also made aware of the claim. She was encouraged to make a formal complaint but told Tortoise she felt his popularity within the party would stand against her.

As a result, no action was taken and the shadow minister has remained in his post.

The female MP approached the Met in recent weeks. She has also spoken to Labour whips over safeguarding issues and concerns about a “wider pattern of behaviour”.

Tortoise is not naming either the woman or the shadow minister, although the identity of both is known.

A Labour Party spokesperson said: “We take any allegations of this sort very seriously and would always encourage individuals to go to the parliamentary process, the Labour Party process or the police. In terms of the Labour Party process, it is a thorough, robust and independent process that individuals can have confidence in.”

The Met Police had not responded to requests for comment at the time of publication.
 
kiwiqpr said:

Exclusive: Labour MP claims shadow minister sexually assaulted her
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Political Editor

Catherine Neilan
A female Labour MP has reported a frontbench colleague to the Metropolitan Police, claiming he sexually assaulted her.

The incident is alleged to have taken place after a summer party in London in July 2021.

Two sources corroborated the female MP’s claim, saying she had alerted them to the assault shortly afterwards.

Senior party figures, including at least one other shadow minister, were also made aware of the claim. She was encouraged to make a formal complaint but told Tortoise she felt his popularity within the party would stand against her.

As a result, no action was taken and the shadow minister has remained in his post.

The female MP approached the Met in recent weeks. She has also spoken to Labour whips over safeguarding issues and concerns about a “wider pattern of behaviour”.

Tortoise is not naming either the woman or the shadow minister, although the identity of both is known.

A Labour Party spokesperson said: “We take any allegations of this sort very seriously and would always encourage individuals to go to the parliamentary process, the Labour Party process or the police. In terms of the Labour Party process, it is a thorough, robust and independent process that individuals can have confidence in.”

The Met Police had not responded to requests for comment at the time of publication.
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Without wishing to get into too much of a ‘your party is rapier than mine’ debate*, there’s a not very secret secret Tory MP who has been bailed three times for rape and has been given the green light to run at the next election.


*I do really but Beth would get cross.
 
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Bwood_Ranger said:
Without wishing to get into too much of a ‘your party is rapier than mine’ debate*, there’s a not very secret secret Tory MP who has been bailed three times for rape and has been given the green light to run at the next election.


*I do really but Beth would get cross.
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Four times now. You’d think that given the gravity of the accusations- multiple offences - they would want to keep this bloke out of community settings. Consistently named on Twitter, police and CPS aware but no action taken.

Labour should should suspend the bloke accused in this case and ask the police to investigate. Apparently the accuser asked them not to because her alleged attackers popularity would, she thought, stand against her. She reported it to the Whips but has not made a formal complaint to the party. All seems a bit ****ed up to me. If this bloke is a threat to women he should be investigated, sadly whatever the alleged victim thinks.
 
sb_73 said:
Four times now. You’d think that given the gravity of the accusations- multiple offences - they would want to keep this bloke out of community settings. Consistently named on Twitter, police and CPS aware but no action taken.

Labour should should suspend the bloke accused in this case and ask the police to investigate. Apparently the accuser asked them not to because her alleged attackers popularity would, she thought, stand against her. She reported it to the Whips but has not made a formal complaint to the party. All seems a bit ****ed up to me. If this bloke is a threat to women he should be investigated, sadly whatever the alleged victim thinks.
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Who is it ?
 
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