Female Labour MP accuses shadow minister of sexual assault

Accuser concerned about ‘wider pattern of behaviour’ of Labour MP and reports 2021 incident to police

A female Labour MP has reported a shadow frontbench MP to the Metropolitan police, claiming he sexually assaulted her.

The alleged incident is said to have taken place after a summer party in London in July 2021. But the MP decided to approach the Met in recent weeks, according to Tortoise.