Just a few months after the ’Pinchergate’ scandal, a cabinet minister and a No 10 aide have also been accused of sexual assault and “groping” two female staffers.
As part of a Sky News investigation, one former parliamentary staff member for the Conservative party relayed details of a sexual assault by an MP who is currently a cabinet minister. Detailing the experience to Sky News’spodcast, she said: “I was sexually assaulted by someone who’s now a cabinet minister, and I was in my early 20s and didn’t really know how to deal with it. I was super drunk.
A second woman, a former Conservative aide, has also claimed that she was groped by a senior No 10 employee before his appointment to a top job. She says that despite her multiple complaints against him, he remained in the role. She also alleged that on hearing of the allegation, the man’s boss dismissed it on the grounds that the accused person was “good looking and had women throwing themselves at him”.The “Pestminster” scandal may have been 5 years ago, but the last 4 days show how little has changed when it comes to the harassment of Britain’s female politicians
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