BBC drops Panorama inquiry into claims of sexual harassment by MPs

Broadcaster gives no explanation for decision to pull long-planned documentary examining Westminster's handling of allegations

A BBC Panorama documentary commissioned to look into the internal handling of claims of widespread sexual harassment inside the Palace of Westminster has been dropped for the foreseeable future, the Observer understands, despite months of research.

The prestigious investigative programme, which had been due to go out this summer, has now been removed from future broadcast schedules without any public explanation from the BBC.