29-01-2018 21:20 via theguardian.com

MPs could lose seats in new sexual harassment sanctions, say sources

Proposals to tackle bullying and harassment at Westminster are ‘serious and heavyweight’ MPs could lose their seats if found to have engaged in sexual harassment or bullying under proposed new guidelines, the Guardian understands.The proposed sanctions, put together by a cross-party working group set up to formulate a new process for sexual harassment complaints, include the parliamentary commissioner for standards being granted powers to suspend MPs, which could lead to recall &ndas
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