Labour MP Liam Byrne to be suspended from House of Commons for bullying former employee
Labour MP Liam Byrne did not co-operate with the panel's investigation in a satisfactory manner, the report said
The investigation was started almost two years ago after complaints were made by the MP's former assistant David Barker to the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme .has now published its findingsMr Barker, a Labour party member who runs the food bank Baby Aid Birmingham, began working for Mr Byrne on a series of short-term contracts in April 2019, but lodged a complaint about him a year later. He agreed to be named in the report.
He also accepted it was a breach of Parliament's Behaviour Code, which he said he fully supported and thanked the panel for accepting his "genuine remorse". Mr Barker, who claims he was paid via the parliamentary system, said his work for the MP had related almost entirely to his mayoral campaign.In response to the ICGS findings, The Labour Party said it "fully supports the recommendations of this independent report, including the proposed sanction".
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