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Neil Shaw

Tory MP Rob Roberts set for six week suspension for sexual misconduct

Tory MP Rob Roberts faces being suspended from the Commons for six weeks after a complaints panel found he broke Parliament’s sexual misconduct policy.

The Independent Expert Panel (IEP) found that Mr Roberts, MP for Delyn in North Wales, made repeated and unwanted sexual advances towards a male member of parliamentary staff.

The suspension can only be imposed if agreed by MPs.

Sir Stephen Irwin, chairman of the IEP, said: “The misconduct demonstrated here was significant.

“It is evident that Mr Roberts MP was in a very powerful position as an employer in relation to the reporter.

“Our conclusion is that the determination of six weeks suspension from the service of the House was proper and proportionate.”

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