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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Ex-Labour MP must pay £434k damages to woman he repeatedly assaulted

Former Labour MP Mike Hill
Mike Hill conducted a campaign of sexual harassment and bullying against Woman A over a 16-month period in 2017-18. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer

A woman who was repeatedly sexually assaulted and harassed by a former Labour MP has been awarded nearly £435,000 by an employment tribunal in a ruling that could have major implications for outstanding claims against MPs.

A central London employment tribunal on Wednesday ordered the former member for Hartlepool Mike Hill to pay £434,435 to Woman A.

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