As calls grow for action to address the problem, here are a few practical steps that could be considered
setting up a “Speaker’s conference” to look into the idea of changing the system so that staff are formally employed by a central body, giving them standardised terms and conditions, and making complaints easier.A number of allegations appear to centre around drunken behaviour in bars on the Westminster estate, notably the Strangers’ Bar, a compact and often tightly packed venue where drinkers spill out on to the Thames-side terrace in warmer weather.
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