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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti Senior political correspondent

Labour looks to force byelection after Tory MP Peter Bone is suspended

Peter Bone walking in Whitehall.
A watchdog found that Bone harassed and bullied a staff member and exposed his genitals near their face. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

A former Conservative minister has been suspended from parliament for six weeks, triggering a campaign by Labour to force another byelection.

MPs approved the sanction without a vote, after a watchdog found Peter Bone had harassed and bullied a staff member and exposed his genitals near their face.

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