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| Neath Labour MP Christina Rees suspended on bullying allegations | Neath Labour MP Christina Rees suspended on bullying allegations |
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| Christina Rees will now sit in the Commons as an independent | Christina Rees will now sit in the Commons as an independent |
| Neath MP Christina Rees has been suspended from Labour following reported allegations of bullying. | Neath MP Christina Rees has been suspended from Labour following reported allegations of bullying. |
| The politician, who has represented the constituency since 2015, has lost the party whip pending an investigation. | The politician, who has represented the constituency since 2015, has lost the party whip pending an investigation. |
| It means the former shadow Welsh secretary will sit in the Commons as an independent. The Guardian said Ms Rees faces allegations of bullying staff. | It means the former shadow Welsh secretary will sit in the Commons as an independent. The Guardian said Ms Rees faces allegations of bullying staff. |
| Ms Rees told the newspaper she was cooperating fully with the investigation. | Ms Rees told the newspaper she was cooperating fully with the investigation. |
| The Guardian reported the move followed complaints by staff working for her in her south Wales constituency. Labour has declined to comment. | The Guardian reported the move followed complaints by staff working for her in her south Wales constituency. Labour has declined to comment. |
| The MP took her seat in 2015 after Peter Hain stood down at that year's general election. | The MP took her seat in 2015 after Peter Hain stood down at that year's general election. |
| Profile: Shadow Welsh Secretary Rees | Profile: Shadow Welsh Secretary Rees |
| Rees appointed shadow Welsh secretary | Rees appointed shadow Welsh secretary |
| She is the 14th MP to be sitting in parliament as an independent, joining others who have lost the whip from their parties. | She is the 14th MP to be sitting in parliament as an independent, joining others who have lost the whip from their parties. |
| Born in the village of Kenfig Hill in south Wales, the qualified barrister has represented Wales in squash more than 100 times. | Born in the village of Kenfig Hill in south Wales, the qualified barrister has represented Wales in squash more than 100 times. |
| She was a member of the Great Britain Youth Team to the Munich Olympics. | She was a member of the Great Britain Youth Team to the Munich Olympics. |
| Ms Rees, who served on the Labour frontbench during Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, was married to former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies until they divorced in 1999. | Ms Rees, who served on the Labour frontbench during Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, was married to former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies until they divorced in 1999. |
| She told the Guardian: "There has been a complaint made against me to the Labour Party, which is under investigation and I am therefore under an administrative suspension until the process is concluded. I'm not aware of the details of the complaint but I am fully cooperating with the investigation." | She told the Guardian: "There has been a complaint made against me to the Labour Party, which is under investigation and I am therefore under an administrative suspension until the process is concluded. I'm not aware of the details of the complaint but I am fully cooperating with the investigation." |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Wales | |
| Christina Rees | Christina Rees |
| Neath | Neath |
| Labour Party | Labour Party |