MP Julian Knight faces fresh new misconduct allegations, BBC is told
Four women have made complaints to parliamentary authorities about MP Julian Knight since police dropped an investigation into him, the BBC has been told.The BBC has also been told five different women raised sexual misconduct allegations about him to the police.The separate reports to police and parliamentary authorities mean nine women in total are alleged to have made some form of misconduct allegation about Mr Knight, ranging from allegations of inappropriate comments to sexual assault.
The BBC has now been told five women, in addition to third-party witnesses, had raised sexual misconduct allegations about him to the Metropolitan Police.The Conservative whips office said at the time it would not restore Mr Knight as a Tory MP following "further complaints". The allegations relate to the period he has sat as an MP, including during his tenure as chairman of the Commons culture committee.
Mike Clancy, general secretary of Prospect, said: "Trade unions have been pushing for some time for Parliament to have the ability to exclude MPs from Westminster if serious accusations are made about them. But we are still waiting for concrete action. They usually rely on informal agreements with MPs accused of misconduct, asking them to stay away while investigations are ongoing.
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