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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker and Jamie Grierson

Unions call for Westminster ban for MPs accused of sexual misconduct

David Warburton
David Warburton has lost the Tory whip and is expected to face a series of investigations. Photograph: PjrNews/Alamy

Unions representing parliamentary staff have called for MPs accused of sexual misconduct to be excluded from the Westminster estate while investigations take place, after allegations against the Conservative backbencher David Warburton.

The joint call by unions representing parliamentary workers – Prospect, the FDA, the Public and Commercial Services Union and the GMB – comes after Warburton was accused of sexual harassment as well as alleged cocaine use and potentially failing to declare a loan.

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