Peter Bone loses Tory whip after bullying and harassment finding
by Aubrey Allegretti Senior political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6FMYX)
Conservative chief whip makes decision day after watchdog recommended MP be suspended for six weeks
Peter Bone has been stripped of the Conservative party whip after the MP was found to have bullied and harassed a member of staff and exposed his genitals near their face.
The chief whip, Simon Hart, made the decision the day after a parliamentary watchdog recommended Bone be suspended from the Commons for six weeks - paving the way to a possible byelection.
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