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| Labour MP Mike Hill suspended over claims of sexual harassment | Labour MP Mike Hill suspended over claims of sexual harassment |
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| A Labour MP has had the whip withdrawn and his party membership suspended after allegations he sexually harassed a woman. | A Labour MP has had the whip withdrawn and his party membership suspended after allegations he sexually harassed a woman. |
| It is understood the party is investigating the backbencher Mike Hill, the MP for Hartlepool, over a complaint he made unwanted advances to a woman who worked in the Commons until this year. | It is understood the party is investigating the backbencher Mike Hill, the MP for Hartlepool, over a complaint he made unwanted advances to a woman who worked in the Commons until this year. |
| Hill, 56, has been the MP for Hartlepool since the 2017 snap election. | Hill, 56, has been the MP for Hartlepool since the 2017 snap election. |
| A Labour party spokesperson said: “The Labour party takes all complaints of sexual harassment extremely seriously, which are fully investigated and any appropriate disciplinary action taken in line with the party’s rules and procedures. | A Labour party spokesperson said: “The Labour party takes all complaints of sexual harassment extremely seriously, which are fully investigated and any appropriate disciplinary action taken in line with the party’s rules and procedures. |
| “We are determined to challenge and overturn sexual harassment and misogyny within politics and across society as a whole. We cannot comment on individual complaints.” | “We are determined to challenge and overturn sexual harassment and misogyny within politics and across society as a whole. We cannot comment on individual complaints.” |
| The party operates a helpline dedicated to sexual harassment allegations. | |
| News of the investigation emerged at the start the Labour party conference in Brighton. | News of the investigation emerged at the start the Labour party conference in Brighton. |
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