Westminster sexual harassment scandal: 36 MPs implicated

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Theresa May
Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street
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Theresa May has promised to sack political “sex pests” amid reports that 36 Tory MPs - including two serving Cabinet ministers - are accused of misconduct in a “dirty dossier” that details widespread harassment and inappropriate behaviour in Parliament.

The spreadsheet - created by a group of Westminster researchers and titled “High-libido MPs” - lays out what The Times describes as “extraordinary and unverified” allegations about serving ministers and more than 20 backbench Conservatives MPs dating back five years.

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