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Rishi Sunak is facing the prospect of another nightmare by-election after MPs voted to suspend Peter Bone from parliament for six weeks.The Independent Expert Panel said the former minister had committed the offences against a member of his staff in 2012 and 2013.
“The bullying involved violence, shouting and swearing, mocking, belittling and humiliating behaviour, and ostracism,” the IEP said. “This wilful pattern of bullying also included an unwanted incident of sexual misconduct, when the complainant was trapped in a room with the respondent in a hotel in Madrid.AdvertisementIf it is backed by 10% of registered voters in the seat, a by-election will be held.In a statement last week, he said: “None of the misconduct allegations against me ever took place. They are false and untrue claims. They are without foundation.
Bone, who has been stripped of the Tory whip, retained Wellingborough with a 18,540 majority in 2019, but Labour and the Lib Dems have both overturned larger majorities at by-elections since then. The prominent Brexiteer has been the MP for the seat since 2005 and briefly served in government as deputy leader of the Commons under Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.Inquiry Must Find What Boris Johnson Knew About Peter Bone Sexual Misconduct Allegations, Say Lib DemsSign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.
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