Large parts of the UK vote in local council elections on Thursday. In Westminster, however, the focus is on the so-called ‘pestminster’ scandal after the revelation that as many as 56 MPs are under investigation for some form of sexual misconduct. The case that has most recently sparked headlines is that of the Conservative MP Neil Parish, who has admitted watching pornography while on the parliamentary estate. Sophy Ridge spoke to the Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng about the culture in parliament, asking him if the environment was a safe workplace for women:
Keir Starmer – ‘Cultural change has to be modelled from the top’
The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer made another Sunday media appearance this week, disagreeing strongly with Kwarteng’s assessment of the culture in Westminster.
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