The Ex-Welsh secretary apologised for sending explicit texts to a woman he interviewed for a job in 2013 when she was 19-years-old and admitted he had said “some pretty outrageous things” to the woman after meeting her.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has signalled MPs found guilty of sexual harassment could be kicked out of the Commons under a tough new crackdown.
Ms Rudd predicted that the wave of sleaze allegations sweeping Westminster would lead to a positive “clear-out” which would leave Parliament and the Government in better shape.
The Home Secretary said she wanted the sanction of sacking MPs to be considered as part of a major overhaul of anti-harassment procedures at Westminster.
She told Sky News: “I think that that is one of the things that I would encourage the review to look at. It may be the case, it may not.
“It is wrong for us to have a knee-jerk reaction based on the past week. I think what we need to do is look at the whole issue. There needs to be a procedure put in place as soon as possible.”
The Home Secretary said Westminster was undergoing a “watershed moment”.
Her comments came as it emerged three more Tory MPs are to have allegations against them looked into by officials.
Ms Rudd described as “disgusting” an incident in which former defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon is alleged to have lunged at a journalist and tried to kiss her on the lips.
The comments came after Jane Merrick alleged in…
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