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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Reform UK’s Lee Anderson apologises for swearing at parliament security guard

Lee Anderson speaking at a microphone
The MP for Ashfield was found to have acted in a way that ‘constituted bullying, and also harassment’. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

The Reform UK MP Lee Anderson has apologised after parliament’s watchdog on bullying and harassment found he told a security guard to “fuck off, everyone opens the door to me”.

The MP for Ashfield, who was the deputy chair of the Conservatives at the time, was found to have twice sworn at the security officer and acted in a way that “constituted bullying, and also harassment” in breach of parliament’s behaviour policy.

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