At the end of an explosive week in politics, which saw Tory MP Neil Parish resign after watching pornography in the House of Commons, Kwasi Kwarteng has denied there is a culture of misogyny in parliament.The business secretary blamed an intense working environment and long hours for growing claims of sexual misconduct.Meanwhile, Labour leader Keir Starmer has said a culture change must be “modelled from the top”.It comes amid a series of scandals and allegations of misogynistic behaviour that have marred Westminster this week.Click here to sign up for our newsletters.
The business secretary blamed an intense working environment and long hours for growing claims of sexual misconduct.It comes amid a series of scandals and allegations of misogynistic behaviour that have marred Westminster this week.
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