Has another naughty Tory triggered ANOTHER by-election countdown?
Peter Bone: the alleged sexual misconduct took place between a male staff member and the Brexiter MP on a trip to Madrid. With hindsight, he may wish that the UK had withdrawn from the EU a little sooner than it did.
Oh my word. Yet another Tory has been suspended on charges including sexual misconduct – indecent exposure. And it’s Peter Bone!
I hope we can all resist any obvious nickname suggestions…
According to the BBC,
It follows a complaint made to the body by a former member of staff, over alleged behaviour which took place over 10 years ago.
Parliament’s Independent Expert Panel (IEP) found Mr Bone broke Parliament’s sexual misconduct rules by indecently exposing himself to the staffer during an overseas trip.
It also upheld five allegations of bullying, including “instructing, or physically forcing, the complainant to put his hands in his lap when Mr Bone was unhappy with him or his work”.
It also found he “verbally belittled, ridiculed, abused and humiliated” him, and “repeatedly physically struck and threw things” at him, including hitting him with his hand or an object such as a pencil or a rolled-up document.
It also upheld an allegation Mr Bone “repeatedly pressurised” the staffer to give him a massage in the office. It found this was bullying, but not sexual misconduct.
Here’s a more personal perspective on it:
An overview of the findings from an expert panel re. the allegations against Conservative MP, Peter Bone.
Holy shit.
I’m obliged to say that he denies the allegations. I’m not obliged to refrain from calling him an utter prick.
“This is a serious case of misconduct. The…
— Supertanskiii (@supertanskiii) October 16, 2023
Bone has released his own statement:
Below is my statement on the publication of the IEP report today. pic.twitter.com/nuShAGPlh7
— Peter Bone (@PeterBoneUK) October 16, 2023
He says the investigation was “flawed, procedurally unfair and didn’t comply with its own rules and regulations”, the claims against him “false and untrue”, and he’s discussing further action with his lawyers.
Meanwhile, MPs will have to vote on whether to suspend him from Parliament for six weeks, as recommended.
If that happens, it would trigger a recall petition that could potentially lead to a by-election in Mr Bone’s Wellingborough seat.
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