A total of 56 Members of Parliament have been referred to the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) in relation to 70 separate complaintsThree cabinet and two shadow ministers facing allegations of sexual misconductThree cabinet ministers are facing claims of sexual misconduct, according to a new report. Three members of the cabinet and two shadow cabinet ministers were reported to the parliamentary watchdog set up after the #MeToo scandal. And one MP is accused of bribing a staffer in return for sexual acts, according to the Sunday Times. Both allegations are being investigated by the same committee as today’s sexual misconduct claims. Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding Jess Phillips called the sexual misconduct allegations "harrowing".

Source: The Times April 23, 2022 23:34 UTC