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A Conservative MP is facing a six-week suspension from the House of Commons over allegations of bullying and sexual misconduct against a staff member.

A report by parliament's Independent Expert Panel (IEP) found that Peter Bone "trapped" a member of staff in a room where he exposed himself - in what the panel said was a "deliberate and conscious abuse of power".

Mr Bone, the MP for Wellingborough, "committed many varied acts of bullying and one act of sexual misconduct" against a member of his staff in 2012 and 2013, the panel said.

It recommended that he be suspended from the House of Commons for six weeks - paving the way for another potential by-election and headache for Rishi Sunak.

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Five allegations by a Westminster staffer were made in October 2021 after a complaint made to then prime minister Theresa May in 2017 went unresolved, the IEP said.

The complaints included four allegations of bullying, detailing that Mr Bone "verbally belittled, ridiculed, abused and humiliated" his employee and "repeatedly physically struck and threw things" at him.

The report said Mr Bone also imposed an "unwanted and humiliating ritual" on him by forcing him to sit with his hands in his lap when he was unhappy with his work and that he ostracised his staff member following an incident on a work trip to Madrid.

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Tory MP Peter Bone faces six-week Commons suspension for bullying and sexual misconduct

A report by parliament's Independent Expert Panel found that Peter Bone exposed himself to a member of staff in a "deliberate and conscious abuse of power" - which he denies.

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