A review of working practices in parliament is likely to be launched by the Speaker of the CommonsThree cabinet ministers and two shadow cabinet ministers are facing allegations of sexual misconduct after being reported to the parliamentary watchdog set up in the wake of the #MeToo scandal. They are among 56 MPs who have been referred to the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) over about 70 separate complaints. At least one complaint is believed to involve criminality and concerns an allegation than an MP bribed a member of staff in return for sexual favours. The Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan was found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage boy NEIL HALL/EPAThe disclosures come days after Imran Ahmad Khan, a Conservative MP, resigned following his conviction for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008. Another Conservative MP, David Warburton, had the whip suspended this

Source: The Times April 23, 2022 23:20 UTC