MPs should be forced to leave Parliament while they are under investigation, unions say.
admitted to a tribunal he wanted a sexual relationship with a parliamentary workerHe denies claims he sexually harassed and bullied the woman over a 16-month period, groping her and rubbing himself against her body.Giving evidence at the Common's Women and Equalities Committee, Ken Gall, president of Parliament's Trade Union Side, said any MP under investigation by police, party or the Commons should have their access revoked until the probe concluded.
"It would go a long way to improving confidence in the system if anyone with such an allegation hanging over them were not free to come and go as they please," he said. He added the recent cases had "demonstrated the limits to the Speaker's powers in this area" and the rule would help "properly protect their workers."
A Downing Street spokesperson said Prime Minister Boris Johnson had been "appalled" to hear of Mr Roberts' behaviour.
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