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| Westminster sexual misconduct allegations: the MPs accused so far | Westminster sexual misconduct allegations: the MPs accused so far |
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| In the wake of the allegations against the film mogul Harvey Weinstein, a number of accusations have been made about unwanted sexual behaviour by MPs. The following have all been the subject of allegations: | In the wake of the allegations against the film mogul Harvey Weinstein, a number of accusations have been made about unwanted sexual behaviour by MPs. The following have all been the subject of allegations: |
| CONSERVATIVES | CONSERVATIVES |
| Stephen Crabb | Stephen Crabb |
| MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire. Majority: 314 | MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire. Majority: 314 |
| Crabb has been referred to the party’s new complaints procedure after admitting he sent “sexual chatter” to a 19-year-old woman who hoped to work for him. He resigned as pensions secretary last year after allegations that he had sent suggestive messages on WhatsApp to a woman in her 20s, whom he had met through his political role. The devout Christian and married father of two was accused of hypocrisy. He said he was resigning “in the best interests of my family”. | Crabb has been referred to the party’s new complaints procedure after admitting he sent “sexual chatter” to a 19-year-old woman who hoped to work for him. He resigned as pensions secretary last year after allegations that he had sent suggestive messages on WhatsApp to a woman in her 20s, whom he had met through his political role. The devout Christian and married father of two was accused of hypocrisy. He said he was resigning “in the best interests of my family”. |
| Charlie Elphicke | Charlie Elphicke |
| MP for Dover, Kent. Majority: 6,437 | MP for Dover, Kent. Majority: 6,437 |
| Elphicke has been suspended by the Conservative party after “serious allegations”, according to the Tory chief whip, who said the matter had been referred to the police. The details of the allegations have not been made public. Elphicke, who had a brief spell as a junior whip, which ended in 2016, said: “I am not aware of what the alleged claims are and deny any wrongdoing.” | Elphicke has been suspended by the Conservative party after “serious allegations”, according to the Tory chief whip, who said the matter had been referred to the police. The details of the allegations have not been made public. Elphicke, who had a brief spell as a junior whip, which ended in 2016, said: “I am not aware of what the alleged claims are and deny any wrongdoing.” |
| Michael Fallon | Michael Fallon |
| MP for Sevenoaks, Kent. Majority: 21,917 | MP for Sevenoaks, Kent. Majority: 21,917 |
| Fallon resigned as defence secretary after a series of allegations. He admitted to repeatedly touching the journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer’s knee at a conference dinner 15 years ago. He is also alleged to have made lewd remarks to Andrea Leadsom, the current Commons leader. Additionally, the journalist Jane Merrick said Fallon lunged at her and attempted to kiss her on the lips in 2003 after they had lunch together. Fallon has not responded to the Guardian’s requests for comment, but he told the Times on Saturday: “I’ve already accepted that I have behaved inappropriately in the past.” | Fallon resigned as defence secretary after a series of allegations. He admitted to repeatedly touching the journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer’s knee at a conference dinner 15 years ago. He is also alleged to have made lewd remarks to Andrea Leadsom, the current Commons leader. Additionally, the journalist Jane Merrick said Fallon lunged at her and attempted to kiss her on the lips in 2003 after they had lunch together. Fallon has not responded to the Guardian’s requests for comment, but he told the Times on Saturday: “I’ve already accepted that I have behaved inappropriately in the past.” |
| Mark Garnier | Mark Garnier |
| MP for Wyre Forest, Worcestershire. Majority: 13,334 | MP for Wyre Forest, Worcestershire. Majority: 13,334 |
| Garnier admitted asking his former assistant to buy sex toys. The minister in the Department for International Trade is being investigated by the Cabinet Office, which is seeking to establish whether he breached the ministerial code. | Garnier admitted asking his former assistant to buy sex toys. The minister in the Department for International Trade is being investigated by the Cabinet Office, which is seeking to establish whether he breached the ministerial code. |
| Damian Green | Damian Green |
| MP for Ashford, Kent. Majority: 17,478 | MP for Ashford, Kent. Majority: 17,478 |
| The first secretary of state is accused of making inappropriate advances to a female activist in the last two years. Kate Maltby, who is 30 years younger than Green, told the Times he “fleetingly” touched her knee during a meeting in a London pub in 2015 and sent her a “suggestive” text message after she was pictured wearing a corset in the newspaper. Allegations have also emerged that pornography was found on one of his Commons computers. There is no suggestion that any of the content was illegal. Green, who has strongly denied all the claims, is being investigated by the Cabinet Office for alleged misconduct. He is understood to have instructed lawyers to dispute Maltby’s allegations. | The first secretary of state is accused of making inappropriate advances to a female activist in the last two years. Kate Maltby, who is 30 years younger than Green, told the Times he “fleetingly” touched her knee during a meeting in a London pub in 2015 and sent her a “suggestive” text message after she was pictured wearing a corset in the newspaper. Allegations have also emerged that pornography was found on one of his Commons computers. There is no suggestion that any of the content was illegal. Green, who has strongly denied all the claims, is being investigated by the Cabinet Office for alleged misconduct. He is understood to have instructed lawyers to dispute Maltby’s allegations. |
| Daniel Kawczynski | Daniel Kawczynski |
| MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire. Majority: 6,627 | MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire. Majority: 6,627 |
| Kawczynski has been referred to the Conservative party’s new disciplinary committee for further investigation after claims by Channel 4 News that he sought to pressure a female researcher employed by another Tory MP to go on a date with a wealthy friend, who had seen her in parliament. Eleanor Laing, the MP for whom the woman worked, has released a statement saying she was “very angry at this inappropriate behaviour and I strongly reprimanded my colleague in front of several witnesses”. Kawczynski reportedly does not deny he approached the woman but says he did nothing inappropriate. | Kawczynski has been referred to the Conservative party’s new disciplinary committee for further investigation after claims by Channel 4 News that he sought to pressure a female researcher employed by another Tory MP to go on a date with a wealthy friend, who had seen her in parliament. Eleanor Laing, the MP for whom the woman worked, has released a statement saying she was “very angry at this inappropriate behaviour and I strongly reprimanded my colleague in front of several witnesses”. Kawczynski reportedly does not deny he approached the woman but says he did nothing inappropriate. |
| Chris Pincher | Chris Pincher |
| MP for Tamworth, Staffordshire. Majority: 12,347 | MP for Tamworth, Staffordshire. Majority: 12,347 |
| Pincher has “voluntarily stood down” from the whips’ office and referred himself to the party’s complaints procedure and the police after an allegation about his behaviour. The Mail on Sunday reported that he made an unwanted pass at the former Olympic rower and Conservative activist Alex Story. The alleged incident reportedly took place while Pincher was wearing a bathrobe at his London home. Pincher is reported to have said: “I do not recognise either the events or the interpretation placed on them by the Mail on Sunday.” | Pincher has “voluntarily stood down” from the whips’ office and referred himself to the party’s complaints procedure and the police after an allegation about his behaviour. The Mail on Sunday reported that he made an unwanted pass at the former Olympic rower and Conservative activist Alex Story. The alleged incident reportedly took place while Pincher was wearing a bathrobe at his London home. Pincher is reported to have said: “I do not recognise either the events or the interpretation placed on them by the Mail on Sunday.” |
| Dan Poulter | Dan Poulter |
| MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich. Majority: 17,185 | MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich. Majority: 17,185 |
| The chief whip has referred Poulter to the party’s new disciplinary committee for further investigation but has not said what he is accused of. Another Tory MP, Andrew Bridgen, wrote in the Sunday Times that he had chosen to “call out the alleged inappropriate behaviour” of Poulter. Bridgen said he had complained to Conservative whips in 2010. A spokesman for Poulter said he “denies all allegations of misconduct or inappropriate behaviour and will vigorously defend himself against any such claims”. | The chief whip has referred Poulter to the party’s new disciplinary committee for further investigation but has not said what he is accused of. Another Tory MP, Andrew Bridgen, wrote in the Sunday Times that he had chosen to “call out the alleged inappropriate behaviour” of Poulter. Bridgen said he had complained to Conservative whips in 2010. A spokesman for Poulter said he “denies all allegations of misconduct or inappropriate behaviour and will vigorously defend himself against any such claims”. |
| LABOUR | LABOUR |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Kelvin Hopkins |
| MP for Luton North. Majority: 14,364 | MP for Luton North. Majority: 14,364 |
| A party activist, Ava Etemadzadeh, has alleged that Hopkins rubbed himself against her during a hug and sent her inappropriate text messages in 2014 and 2015. It is understood Hopkins was spoken to about what happened and reprimanded by the then chief whip, Rosie Winterton. He was appointed shadow culture secretary in 2016, after the complaints, but is no longer in the shadow cabinet. Hopkins has “absolutely and categorically” denied acting inappropriately. He has been suspended by the party while it investigates. | A party activist, Ava Etemadzadeh, has alleged that Hopkins rubbed himself against her during a hug and sent her inappropriate text messages in 2014 and 2015. It is understood Hopkins was spoken to about what happened and reprimanded by the then chief whip, Rosie Winterton. He was appointed shadow culture secretary in 2016, after the complaints, but is no longer in the shadow cabinet. Hopkins has “absolutely and categorically” denied acting inappropriately. He has been suspended by the party while it investigates. |
| Clive Lewis | Clive Lewis |
| MP for Norwich South. Majority: 15,596 | MP for Norwich South. Majority: 15,596 |
| Lewis is being investigated over claims he groped a woman at an event during the party conference in September. A party member told the Independent that the former shadow business and defence secretary grasped her bottom as he gave her a tight hug at the event. Lewis told the newspaper: “I wouldn’t do that to someone. It’s not what I do, it’s not my style, it’s not how I roll. I do not do that. They have made the allegation and I totally refute it.” | Lewis is being investigated over claims he groped a woman at an event during the party conference in September. A party member told the Independent that the former shadow business and defence secretary grasped her bottom as he gave her a tight hug at the event. Lewis told the newspaper: “I wouldn’t do that to someone. It’s not what I do, it’s not my style, it’s not how I roll. I do not do that. They have made the allegation and I totally refute it.” |
| Ivan Lewis | Ivan Lewis |
| MP for Bury South. Majority: 5,965 | MP for Bury South. Majority: 5,965 |
| The former Foreign Office minister has denied he made non-consensual sexual advances towards women. He was responding to a Buzzfeed report of allegations by a woman that he touched her leg and invited her to his house during a Labour party event in 2010 when she was 19. Lewis said he had “never made non-consensual sexual comments or sexual advances to women”. No complaint has been made to the Labour party and he is not under investigation. | The former Foreign Office minister has denied he made non-consensual sexual advances towards women. He was responding to a Buzzfeed report of allegations by a woman that he touched her leg and invited her to his house during a Labour party event in 2010 when she was 19. Lewis said he had “never made non-consensual sexual comments or sexual advances to women”. No complaint has been made to the Labour party and he is not under investigation. |
| Jared O’Mara | Jared O’Mara |
| MP for Sheffield Hallam. Majority: 2,125 | MP for Sheffield Hallam. Majority: 2,125 |
| O’Mara, who unexpectedly unseated the former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg in the 8 June election, was suspended from the party after he was found to have made a series of misogynistic and homophobic comments online. He apologised to his fellow Labour MPs, telling them he had been on a “journey” since posting the comments more than a decade ago. He is also accused of a foul-mouthed confrontation with a woman in a Sheffield nightclub this year, which he denies. O’Mara is being investigated by the party. | O’Mara, who unexpectedly unseated the former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg in the 8 June election, was suspended from the party after he was found to have made a series of misogynistic and homophobic comments online. He apologised to his fellow Labour MPs, telling them he had been on a “journey” since posting the comments more than a decade ago. He is also accused of a foul-mouthed confrontation with a woman in a Sheffield nightclub this year, which he denies. O’Mara is being investigated by the party. |