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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn and Nadeem Badshah

Voters in Wellingborough trigger byelection after suspension of Peter Bone

Peter Bone in Whitehall.
Peter Bone denies the allegations and vowed to fight on as an MP. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Labour will get a chance to win back Wellingborough after voters there chose to trigger a byelection after the suspension of their MP, Peter Bone.

The recall petition was opened when the former minister was suspended from parliament for six weeks after a watchdog found he had bullied a staff member and exposed his genitals near their face.

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