A senior Labour MP has been suspended from the House of Commons for bullying a member of staff.
Ex-cabinet minister Liam Byrne was found to have ostracised former staff member David Barker between March 20 and the end of July 2020.
Parliamentary commissioner for standards Kathryn Stone upheld a single allegation of bullying against Mr Byrne following a complaint made under Parliament's Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme . He ceased personal contact with him for several months and would not let him get into his Parliamentary IT account.On Wednesday evening, MPs approved a motion to suspend Mr Byrne from the Commons on Thursday and Monday May 16.Liam Byrne: MP sorry for bullying staff member as he faces two-day Commons ban
He added: "Two years ago at the beginning of lockdown, following a workplace dispute that led me to send the complainant home... I did not resolve the dispute correctly with a proper disciplinary process, and having nevertheless extended the Complainant's contract, thereby failed to fulfil my obligations as an employer and Parliament's Behaviour Code.
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