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MP Ivan Lewis suspended by Labour MP Ivan Lewis suspended by Labour
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An MP accused of sexual harassment has been suspended by the Labour Party. Labour MP Ivan Lewis has been suspended by the party over accusations of sexual harassment.
The party said it took all allegations "extremely seriously" and that Bury South MP Ivan Lewis had been suspended pending an investigation. The Bury South MP was already under investigation by the party because of allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
Mr Lewis has previously denied making any "non-consensual sexual comments or sexual advances towards women". On Thursday the party said it "takes all allegations of sexual harassment extremely seriously" and had suspended Mr Lewis pending an investigation.
In a statement issued earlier this month, he said he was sorry if his behaviour towards women he worked with had made anyone feel "awkward". He has previously denied making any "non-consensual sexual comments or sexual advances towards women".
It follows allegations reported by Buzzfeed News that he had touched a woman's leg and invited her to his house at a Labour Party event in 2010.
In a statement issued after the report earlier this month, Mr Lewis said he had never sexually harassed anyone but was sorry if his behaviour towards women he worked with had made anyone feel "awkward".
Mr Lewis is one of a number of MPs who are being investigated over allegations about past conduct towards women.Mr Lewis is one of a number of MPs who are being investigated over allegations about past conduct towards women.
He had previously spoken out after Buzzfeed News reported allegations that he had touched a woman's leg and invited her to his house at a Labour Party event in 2010. The MP has represented Bury South since 1997 and has served in various roles in the shadow cabinet, most recently as shadow Northern Ireland secretary until September 2015. He served as a minister in Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's governments.
The MP has represented Bury South since 1997 and has served in various roles in the shadow cabinet, most recently as shadow Northern Ireland secretary until September 2015. Prime Minister Theresa May has met other party leaders to discuss the rcent range of allegations about the conduct of some people at Westminster and called for a "new culture of respect at the centre of our public life".