The Tory MP said he 'opened something on his phone in error' but his wife called the allegation 'breath taking and embarrassing'
The Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton Neil Parish has had the whip removed and will be investigated for allegedly watching pornography "by error" in the Commons.He issued the following statement this afternoon: "Following recent allegations regarding an MP’s use of their mobile phone in Parliament, I have referred myself to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards in the House of Commons.
Mr Parish's wife, Sue Parish, told The Times on Friday that the allegation was "very embarrassing" and said pornography is "degrading and demeaning" to women."People shouldn't be looking at pornography. He would never just sit there with people looking. He would never just do that knowing [people were looking].
Thangam Debbonaire MP, Labour’s Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, said: "The Conservatives knew for days about the disgusting behaviour of one of their MPs and tried to cover it up. News of Mr Parish having the whip removed comes hours after a minister told LBC she was pinned against a wall by a male MP with "wandering hands" many years ago as she spoke about misogyny in Parliament.
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