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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Christopher McKeon

MP calls for cultural change as Commons bar set to reopen after alleged spiking

Parliament’s Strangers’ Bar is set to reopen (John Walton/PA) - (PA Archive)

Westminster needs to “radically reshape” its culture if it is to tackle sexual misconduct, an MP has warned as Parliament’s Strangers’ Bar prepares to reopen following an allegation of spiking.

The bar – a popular haunt for MPs, journalists and parliamentary staff – has been closed since January 20 after a woman, reported to be a parliamentary researcher, told staff her drink had been tampered with.

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