{"id":14008,"date":"2017-11-04T09:53:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T09:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/a-week-in-westminster-sex-scandal-timeline\/"},"modified":"2017-11-04T09:53:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T09:53:23","slug":"a-week-in-westminster-sex-scandal-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/a-week-in-westminster-sex-scandal-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in Westminster: Sex scandal timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>It is only a week since the first rumblings of a sex scandal sent political tremors through Westminster.<\/p>\n<p>In seven days a minister has resigned and two further are under investigation, as Labour suspends a veteran MP.<\/p>\n<p>Sky News explains how events unfolded from a self-contained WhatsApp group to an explosive scandal some think will be &quot;bigger than expenses&quot;.<\/p>\n<h2>27 October         Scandal breaks     <\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Image:The claims started out in a Tory staff WhatsApp group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The story breaks with The Sun reporting that Tory researchers had set up a WhatsApp group naming &quot;sex pest&quot; MPs.<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet ministers are said to among those mentioned, with predictions of a scandal in Parliament and the first senior MP being exposed by the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Theresa May <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/theresa-may-finds-sexual-harassment-claims-deeply-concerning-11100419\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">calls the reports &quot;deeply concerning&quot;<\/a>, <\/strong>suggesting victims go to the police.<\/p>\n<h2>28 October         First minister named     <\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/skynews-mark-garnier-international-trade_4141666.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Garnier admitted asking an ex-aide to buy sex toys\"\/><figcaption>Image:Mark Garnier asked his secretary to buy him sex toys<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>International trade minister Mark Garnier becomes the first minister to be named. He admits to the Daily Mail calling his secretary &quot;sugar t***&quot; and getting her to buy him sex toys, but denies it was harassment.<\/p>\n<p>Former Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb says he has been &quot;foolish&quot; to send explicit messages to a 19-year-old woman he interviewed for a job in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Downing Street is said to be &quot;fearing the row could prompt an emergency Cabinet reshuffle&quot;.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>29 October         Investigations begin     <\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/skynews-tory-mps-list-tory-mps_4142820.jpg\" alt=\"The redacted spreadsheet of the alleged sexual activities of Tory MPs\"\/><figcaption>Image:A redacted version of the spreadsheet was published<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The floodgates open when the WhatsApp group <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/the-allegations-in-the-westminster-harassment-dossier-11105743\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">becomes a spreadsheet<\/a>, <\/strong>with Guido Fawkes revealing 36 MPs have been named.<\/p>\n<p>The websites redacts personal information, but includes the full list of alleged behaviour \u2013 including &quot;handsy in taxis&quot;, &quot;paid a female to be quiet&quot; and &quot;inappropriate with male researchers and heavy drinker&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>As the gravity of the scandal begins to sink in, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/theresa-may-demands-sex-scandal-action-as-minister-investigated-11104690\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mrs May writes a letter to John Bercow<\/a><\/strong> calling for a binding code of conduct for all MPs, and says it is &quot;vital&quot; Parliament retains the confidence of its staff and the public.<\/p>\n<h2>30 October         Spreadsheet spreads     <\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/skynews-andrea-leadsom-sexual-harassment_4142643.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Leadsom\"\/><figcaption>Image:Andrea Leadsom issued a warning to MPs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The unredacted spreadsheet begins circulating round Westminster and the media \u2013 making some MPs aware they are named on it.<\/p>\n<p>Commons leader Andrea Leadsom <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/minister-calls-for-new-team-to-handle-westminster-sex-claims-11106060\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">issues a veiled warning<\/a><\/strong> to everyone in the House.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I am setting the bar significantly below criminal activity,&quot; she says.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;In the case of staff they could forfeit their job, in the case of MPs, they could have the whip withdrawn and they could be fired from ministerial office.&quot;<\/p>\n<h2>31 October         Fallon apologises     <\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/skynews-michael-fallon-downing-street_4138085-2.jpg\" alt=\"Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon leaving Downing Street after a Cabinet meeting\"\/><figcaption>Image:Sir Michael Fallon apologised for touching a journalist&#039;s knee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon becomes the first Cabinet minister to become directly involved in the scandal.<\/p>\n<p>He admits to and apologises for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/sir-michael-fallon-apologises-for-touching-journalists-knee-at-party-conference-dinner-11106744\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">touching a journalist&#039;s knee<\/a><\/strong> in an incident at a party conference dinner in 2002.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/d3f586b2ff6d3a9cf6c72b10a3a1c1204fba008c491f68d0127765a56c24ea3a_4143439.jpg\"\/><figcaption>Video:Michael Fallon is the victim of a &#039;witch hunt&#039; <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mrs May&#039;s spokesman is forced to say the PM has &quot;confidence in her Government and ministers&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Labour activist Bex Bailey says she was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/labour-investigate-activist-bex-baileys-rape-allegation-11107287\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">discouraged from reporting a rape<\/a><\/strong> allegation against and by party officials.<\/p>\n<h2>1 November         First resignation     <\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/skynews-damien-green-westminster_4143850-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"First Secretary of State Damien Green has been accused of acting inappropriately \"\/><figcaption>Image:Damien Green was included on the spreadsheet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The scandal claims its first scalp. Sir Michael Fallon <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/sir-michael-fallon-resigns-as-defence-secretary-11108950\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">quits as Defence Secretary<\/a><\/strong>, saying that his behaviour had &quot;fallen below&quot; the high standards expected of him.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs May&#039;s de facto deputy, Damien Green, is also named by The Sun as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/investigation-launched-into-accusations-of-inappropriate-behaviour-by-damian-green-11108035\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">being on the spreadsheet<\/a>, <\/strong>but denies any wrongdoing. A senior Tory MP calls for him to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/senior-tory-suggests-green-should-stand-down-amid-harassment-claims-11108233\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">stand down<\/a><\/strong> while an investigation is underway.<\/p>\n<p>Two ministers \u2013 Dominc Rabb and Rory Stewart \u2013 reveal their names were listed too, but <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/conservative-dominic-rabb-denies-dossiers-injunction-claim-11108609\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">say they have done nothing wrong<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>3 November         Labour MP suspended     <\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/skynews-kelvin-hopkins-kelvin-hopkins-mp_4145614-2.jpg\" alt=\"Kelvin Hopkins\"\/><figcaption>Image:Kelvin Hopkins was the second MP suspended by Labour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Commons veteran Kelvin Hopkins is<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/labour-suspend-and-investigate-mp-kelvin-hopkins-over-allegations-11110543\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">suspended by Labour<\/a><\/strong> pending an investigation into allegations he inappropriately touched a Labour activist and sent her suggestive text messages.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the left-wing MP for Luton North says: &quot;I absolutely and categorically deny that I in any way engaged in any such inappropriate conduct.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Corbyn <a href=\"http:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/jeremy-corbyn-silent-on-promotion-of-suspended-mp-kelvin-hopkins-11111200\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>refuses to reveal<\/strong><\/a> whether he knew of claims against Mr Hopkins before promoting him to the shadow cabinet.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/skynews-jeremy-corbyn-doorstep_4145854.jpg\" alt=\"Jeremy Corbyn\"\/><figcaption>Video:Corbyn refuses to discuss suspended Labour MP <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tory MP Charlie Elphicke has his whip suspended and is referred to the police over <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/tory-mp-charlie-elphicke-referred-to-police-11112131\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&quot;serious allegations&quot;<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The senior backbencher tweets: &quot;The party tipped off the press before telling me of my suspension. I am not aware of what the alleged claims are and deny any wrongdoing.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sir Michael is put back in the spotlight by claims he was forced out of the Cabinet after Ms Leadsom compiled a dossier of allegations against him.<\/p>\n<p>The former defence secretary denies making a suggestion when Ms Leadsom complained of having cold hands.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Labour MP Clive Lewis is <a href=\"http:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/mp-kelvin-hopkins-categorically-denies-harassment-claim-11111927\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>accused of inappropriately touching an activist<\/strong><\/a> at a Momentum event, a claim he strongly denies.<\/p>\n<p>The party launches a investigation into the formal complaint, but chooses not to suspend the Norwich South MP.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Let&#039;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/a-week-in-westminster-sex-scandal-timeline-11111677\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"contfix\">\n<div id=\"contdto\">         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sky-news-logo-36.png\"\/> <\/p>\n<h4 id=\"contfixlink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.sky.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sky News<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is only a week since the first rumblings of a sex scandal..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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