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Margaret Hodge sorry after hitting cyclist with car door | Margaret Hodge sorry after hitting cyclist with car door |
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Senior Labour MP Margaret Hodge has promised to be more careful in future, after hitting a cyclist with her car door. | Senior Labour MP Margaret Hodge has promised to be more careful in future, after hitting a cyclist with her car door. |
Mrs Hodge was canvassing in her constituency in Barking, East London, when the incident happened on Wednesday at around 18:00 BST. | Mrs Hodge was canvassing in her constituency in Barking, East London, when the incident happened on Wednesday at around 18:00 BST. |
In a statement, her office said she hit the cyclist after parking her car. | In a statement, her office said she hit the cyclist after parking her car. |
She denied she was using a mobile phone at the time, although has admitted she was holding a phone in her hand. | She denied she was using a mobile phone at the time, although has admitted she was holding a phone in her hand. |
The cyclist was said to be unharmed in the accident, which Mrs Hodge said was completely her fault. | The cyclist was said to be unharmed in the accident, which Mrs Hodge said was completely her fault. |
The statement said: "Mrs Hodge had parked her car and the engine was switched off. | The statement said: "Mrs Hodge had parked her car and the engine was switched off. |
"As she was getting out of the vehicle she struck a cyclist with the car door. | "As she was getting out of the vehicle she struck a cyclist with the car door. |
"She acknowledges that the accident was completely her fault and that she should have been more careful, which she will be in future. | "She acknowledges that the accident was completely her fault and that she should have been more careful, which she will be in future. |
"She apologised profusely to the cyclist, who was unharmed. They shook hands before he went on his way. | "She apologised profusely to the cyclist, who was unharmed. They shook hands before he went on his way. |
"Mrs Hodge had her mobile phone in her hand as she left the car but was not using it." | "Mrs Hodge had her mobile phone in her hand as she left the car but was not using it." |
Margaret Hodge is the chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee and a former culture minister. | |
She has been MP for Barking since a by-election in 1994. | She has been MP for Barking since a by-election in 1994. |
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