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| Shadow minister Bambos Charalambous suspended from Labour | Shadow minister Bambos Charalambous suspended from Labour |
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| Exclusive: MP for Enfield Southgate and shadow Foreign Office minister is under investigation after complaint | |
| One of Keir Starmer’s shadow ministers has had the Labour party whip suspended after a complaint about his conduct. | One of Keir Starmer’s shadow ministers has had the Labour party whip suspended after a complaint about his conduct. |
| Bambos Charalambous, a shadow Foreign Office minister and MP for Enfield Southgate, is under investigation after a complaint was made against him. | Bambos Charalambous, a shadow Foreign Office minister and MP for Enfield Southgate, is under investigation after a complaint was made against him. |
| It is understood there was a formal complaint to Labour’s independent complaints process. As a result, Charalambous is administratively suspended from the Labour party, which has the automatic effect of suspending the whip in the House of Commons. | It is understood there was a formal complaint to Labour’s independent complaints process. As a result, Charalambous is administratively suspended from the Labour party, which has the automatic effect of suspending the whip in the House of Commons. |
| He has stood down from his frontbench role on the shadow foreign affairs team. | He has stood down from his frontbench role on the shadow foreign affairs team. |
| Charalambous said: “I am aware that there is an allegation that requires investigation by the Labour party. It is right and proper that process is allowed to take place. I will cooperate fully and play my full part. It is not appropriate to say anything further at this time.” | Charalambous said: “I am aware that there is an allegation that requires investigation by the Labour party. It is right and proper that process is allowed to take place. I will cooperate fully and play my full part. It is not appropriate to say anything further at this time.” |
| Labour is not commenting on the suspension of the whip or the investigation. | Labour is not commenting on the suspension of the whip or the investigation. |
| Under party rules, once an MP has been administratively suspended and is under investigation, they have the party whip suspended as an automatic precaution. | Under party rules, once an MP has been administratively suspended and is under investigation, they have the party whip suspended as an automatic precaution. |
| Labour’s new complaints process, signed off at the party conference last autumn, covers all protected characteristics, including race, disability and sexuality, and all forms of discrimination. | Labour’s new complaints process, signed off at the party conference last autumn, covers all protected characteristics, including race, disability and sexuality, and all forms of discrimination. |