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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Josh Halliday

Half of UK MPs’ staff have clinical levels of psychological distress, study finds

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The survey of nearly 200 members of MPs’ staff found that 49.5% met the medical threshold for psychological distress. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Half of all MPs’ staff are suffering from clinical levels of psychological distress, according to a groundbreaking study that will hasten calls for culture change in Westminster.

Parliamentary aides said they were at “breaking point” after years of crises, from Brexit to Covid, a lack of support from superiors and abuse from the public.

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