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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot

Ex-aides demand Labour retract media statements on sexual harassment case

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The two former staffers, Georgie Robertson and Laura Murray, wrote to the NEC on Monday demanding the party retract statements given to the Mail on Sunday. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

Two female former Labour staffers have accused the party of making damaging statements to the media about a sexual harassment case, demanding in a leaked letter that the party acknowledge they were asked to sign gagging clauses.

The two former aides have written to the national executive committee (NEC), the party’s governing body, asking it to address the allegations at a meeting on Tuesday.

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