Parliament’s reputation under fire. MPs regularly being accused of sexual harassment and bullying by both colleagues and staff. A new complaints system was put in place but five years on many campaigning to clean up the House say it’s failing. Panorama: Westminster’s Toxic Culture, BBC 2023
Over the past year we’ve spoken to dozens of people who say they’ve been victims of or witnesses to sexual harassment and bullying. They say there’s a toxic environment in the Palace of Westminster. ibid.
[caption]: On May 8th 2009, The Daily Telegraph began publication of an investigation known as The Expenses Files. The Telegraph Films: The Disk: The Real Story of MPs’ Expenses, Youtube 2020
Good morning and welcome, more awful stories of MPs’ expenses dodges today … ibid. Andrew Marr, Sunday Morning BBC
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Jacqui Smith put adult films on expenses. ibid. Express online
Gordon Brown is among a group of 13 cabinet ministers who expense claims are being revealed in detail by a national newspaper. ibid. BBC Newsnight eve of publication
People are right to be angry. ibid. David Cameron
The public were outraged by what they were reading. ibid. journalist
It ended a lot of careers in addition to those who went to jail. ibid.
The moat, the duck house, no they weren’t subtle. ibid.
I was astonished at the venal nature of some of these claims. ibid. Norman Baker
The biggest parliamentary scandal for 200 years. ibid. Gordon Brown