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Tories probe reports of MP 'watching porn' in Commons chamber

Tories probe reports of MP 'watching porn' in Commons chamber

PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson's Conservative Party said it was looking into reports that a lawmaker watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons debating chamber.

Two newspapers reported that a male Conservative MP was seen by colleagues watching pornography in parliament.


The issue of sexism in parliament has come to the fore in recent days after a Sunday newspaper published an article in which an anonymous Conservative MP claimed the deputy Labour leader, Angela Rayner, sought to distract Johnson in parliament by crossing and uncrossing her legs.

Johnson has criticised the comments as misogyny. Rayner said she was "crestfallen".

Conservative chief whip Chris Heaton-Harris, who is responsible for enforcing party discipline, is examining the complaints about pornography, his office said in a statement.

"This behaviour is wholly unacceptable and action will be taken," a whips Office spokesperson said.

GettyImages 1372799288 Angela Rayner visits the Newcastle United Foundation’s Premier League Kicks programme on February 25, 2022 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

The Sun and the Mirror reported the accusation emerged during a meeting of Conservatives members of parliament on Tuesday (26) evening in which female MPs shared accounts of sexism and harassment by their colleagues.

It follows a report in the Sunday Times that 56 MPs, including three senior ministers, are facing allegations of sexual misconduct after being reported to a parliamentary watchdog.

Asked by an opposition lawmaker on Wednesday (27) whether those ministers should be sacked, Johnson told parliament: "Sexual harassment is intolerable and it's quite right that members should now have a procedure by which they can bring that to the attention of the highest authorities ... and of course it's grounds for dismissal."

A 2018 report commissioned after a series of sex scandals at Westminster found that nearly one in five people working in parliament had been sexually harassed or witnessed inappropriate behaviour in the previous year.

It called for a radical change of culture.

(Reuters)

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