The sleaze allegations embroiling Parliament have deepened with a Welsh MP claiming that a member of the shadow cabinet made lewd comments to her. It follows allegations that a Tory MP watched pornography on his mobile phone in the House of Commons chamber.
A Home Office Minister has said that, if the allegations of the unnamed Tory MP watching porn in the Commons are correct, they should be expelled from the party. Rachel Maclean, who is the minister responsible for safeguarding women, said the alleged behaviour was “shocking and unacceptable”, adding that there should be no place for it in the party or in Parliament.
Government chief whip Chris Heaton-Harris has launched an investigation following the allegations surfacing about the MP during a meeting of Tory MPs at Westminster on Tuesday, which was reportedly attended by between 40 and 50 MPs. Tory party chairman Oliver Dowden, Commons Leader Mark Spencer and Ms Maclean were all in attendance at the meeting.
