BREAKING: Labour MP Geraint Davies has been suspended from the party following reports of ‘incredibly serious allegations of completely unacceptable behaviour’.
A Labour spokeswoman said: ‘These are incredibly serious allegations of completely unacceptable behaviour.‘Any complainant will have access to an independent support service who provide confidential and independent guidance and advice from external experts throughout the process.’
Mr Davies denies the allegations against him. He was the MP for Croydon Central from 1997 to 2005 and won his current seat in Swansea West in 2010. The MP said in a statement: ‘I don’t recognize the allegations suggested and do not know who has made them. None of them, as far as I know, has been lodged as complaints with the Labour Party or parliament.
‘If I have inadvertently caused offence to anyone, then I am naturally sorry as it is important that we share an environment of mutual and equal respect for all.’specifies that uncalled-for touching, sexual remarks about appearance, and the repeated propositioning of someone, all fall within the definition of sexual misconduct.
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