Peter Bone

They don't even have enough respect for the electorate to try to hide their behaviour any more.

Ah yes, didn't he vote against making "upskirting" a crime.

Oh is it that one?

It’s just so dispiriting isn’t it?

Good grief - saw him not so long ago on Jeremy Vine. He was probably under investigation at the time. Shameless ! ( innocent until proven guilty of course)

Old enough to know better as well 🤬

Shameless is it. He’s denying the allegations. Aside from these horrors, his politics are awful

He always seemed to be really creepy!

I'm just wondering if parliament contains more than the national average of sexual predators per 100 MPs....😱

So he’s guilty then?

From the Guardian just now:

“The Conservative MP Peter Bone repeatedly hit and verbally abused a member of his staff, often asked him for massages and on one occasion put his bare genitals in the other man’s face, according to a report by a Commons regulator.”

What a weirdo.

The independent Panel found him guilty of misconduct which he still denies on his Twitter page. Another by election coming up?

Peter Bone. Arch brexiteer and Johnson supporter. Don’t know what he’ll do if he can’t sit in Parliament every day. He’s the only MP I can think of that’s there day in day out. Seem to remember that, when Johnson was accused of lying he said that none of his constituents ever mentioned it.

I don’t know what it is that MPs think makes them immune from normal sanctions if they behave inappropriately. I can’t bring myself to gloat about it though, as this could just as easily be a politician from any of the other parties -= so many MPs seem to be equally vile in this respect.

Maybe he's one on the long list LOST by Teresa May ? I always thought it was "lost"until one stepped out of line ,she was using it for her own gain

Thanks urmstongran for the Guardian link. I’ve just read the DMail on line which gives even more graphic. Disgusting (alleged) allegations. This man should not be an MP, suspension just isn’t enough

Alleged allegations

25Avalon

So he’s guilty then?

Yes. He’s been suspended for six weeks, which is long enough to trigger a bielection.

Yes Doodlebug I already posted a second time when I realised he had been found guilty of misconduct. Have you read the twitter page I mentioned where he denies it? Well he would would’nt he as Mandy Rice Davies famously or infamously said.

I find it worrying that people still feel unable to speak up about sexual harassment although I think this was first raised in 2017. I thought we were in a more enlightened times than the 70’s when if you complained you were ignored or worse still laughed at. Why do these men behave like that? Makes you shudder. By election on the way?

It is immensely sad to read that these attacks/assaults/bullying started in 2015 with a formal complaint made in 2017. The complainant withdrew the complaint when told Bone would be able to cross-examine them during the investigation process. Just how inhuman are these people?

It looks like there will be a by-election. How could you go to see an MP knowing he has done that? You could never take him seriously, or even feel safe in his company. I don't understand how people can go about their business aware that people know that they have behaved like that - I would be mortified. There doesn't seem to be a sense of shame any more.

He is our local MP. Last year I contacted him regarding my DH's cancelled operation.

His reply started with "firstly let me say how I hope your DH is recovering after his operation".

Say no more!!!

Oh there will always be someone who thinks the victims of his behaviour are liars.

Casdon

I don’t know what it is that MPs think makes them immune from normal sanctions if they behave inappropriately. I can’t bring myself to gloat about it though, as this could just as easily be a politician from any of the other parties -= so many MPs seem to be equally vile in this respect.

I agree, no point in gloating as next week it could easily be a Labour MP.It happens with many of them with a worrying regularity doesn't it.☹️