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UK Tory MP Rob Roberts will not be dismissed over ‘unacceptable’ texts to intern
LONDON — Texts sent to a 21-year-old intern by British Conservative MP Rob Roberts inviting her to “fool around” were “unacceptable,” the party has concluded — but Roberts will not face dismissal over...
View ArticleUK MP faces six-week suspension for serious sexual misconduct
LONDON — A Conservative MP is facing a six-week suspension from the House of Commons after the standards watchdog found he committed a serious breach of sexual misconduct policy. Rob Roberts...
View ArticleBullying and harassment victims raise alarm over UK parliament standards...
Bullying and harassment victims condemned a move by the U.K. government to overhaul the standards process, calling it a “slap in the face.” The government has thrown its weight behind allies of a...
View ArticleUK Conservative Party accused of mishandling assault complaint
LONDON — A member of No. 10 staff was barred from involvement in the last Tory general election campaign after being accused of groping a woman at the Conservatives’ annual conference. The case...
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The hidden side of Pestminster
LONDON — “I just had to shrug it off, essentially, and know that I would not speak to that MP again.” George, a Conservative Party activist in his 20s, is recalling an encounter last year with a...
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No skeletons, please: The UK Conservative Party cleans house
LONDON — If Rishi Sunak’s mission is to make politics boring again, he needs to start with his own MPs. After a seemingly endless string of scandals involving Tory politicians — from parliamentary...
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Every British MP suspended by their party since 2019
Updated April 22, 2024. LONDON — Meet Britain’s fastest-growing political group: the suspended MPs. Booted out of their political tribes — at least temporarily — over a variety of headline-grabbing...
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