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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Josh Halliday North of England editor

MPs’ staff suffer rising levels of psychological distress, survey finds

Lindsay Hoyle
Concerns over the safety of parliamentarians increased after Lindsay Hoyle’s handling of the Gaza ceasefire votes. Photograph: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA

MPs’ staff are suffering from growing levels of serious psychological distress amid heightened tensions over the war in the Middle East, a survey has found.

Nearly half of the 3,700 workers employed by MPs experienced clinical stress similar to emergency service workers last year, the findings suggest.

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