'Radical' reform is needed to working practices in the Commons, the Speaker of the House has urged, following a series of bullying and sexual misconduct claims against MPs
Neil Parish has resigned as the MP for Tiverton and Honiton after admitting watching porn twice in parliament
"Radical" reform is needed to working practices in the Commons, the Speaker of the House has urged, following a series of bullying and sexual misconduct claims against MPs.after admitting to watching pornography in a"moment of madness" in the Commons on two occasions.suggested that individual MPs should no longer be the employers of their staff, adding that"some serious allegations have been made".
He also said he was considering moving to an outside body employing aides as parliament's reputation is feared to have fallen to a new low. The Sunday Times has suggested that former business secretary Andrea Leadsom may be working with the Speaker.The newspaper quoted her as saying:"Things haven't changed and that's because there aren't enough cases coming through and it's taking too long for investigations to come to an end.
"It's only when you see people getting done for being blind drunk and subject to the appropriate sanctions that people will start to think twice about their behaviour."
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