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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Political correspondent

Next PM urged to ‘reset’ Westminster culture after new sexual assault claims

The Houses of Parliament in London.
Sky News reported that one woman was sexually assaulted by someone who subsequently became a cabinet minister, while the other was groped by a man who later got a role inside No 10. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

Trade union leaders have called for Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak to “reset the culture” at Westminster and properly tackle abusive behaviour, after two women alleged they had been assaulted by a minister now in the cabinet, and by a Downing Street aide.

Mike Clancy, the general secretary of Prospect, a trade union representing civil servants and parliamentary staff, said whoever took over from Boris Johnson as prime minister next week had a duty to take the issue seriously.

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