11:27 EDT, 12 May 2021
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A Tory MP was warned not to help a parliamentary worker after she made sexual assault allegations against a Labour politician, a tribunal heard today.
Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen claims the woman confided in him about allegations she was being sexually harassed by Labour s Mike Hill.
But Mr Bridgen claims Labour MP Kate Hollern warned him not to get involved.
At the time Ms Hollern was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jeremy Corbyn - then leader of the Labour party.
Today, speaking at the tribunal, Mr Bridgen accused Ms Hollern of intimidation and labelled her actions appalling .
Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen (pictured) claims the woman confided in him about allegations she was being sexually harassed by Labour member Mike Hill
Almost 50 primary schools taking part in the 2021 Bright Stars challenge programme quizzed Cumbria’s MPs who shared their experience and tips about how to lead campaigns to change something the children care about. Copeland MP Trudy Harrison and Workington MP Mark Jenkinson joined Cumbria’s four other MPs to take part in individual live online question and answer sessions with schools in their constituencies. The sessions produced a huge variety of questions and answers about how they support their communities and lead change. Trudy Harrison answered questions about encouraging more recycling and deterring fly tipping, about her work in 10 Downing Street as the Prime Minister’s Parliamentary Private Secretary, and advised children on the importance of explaining why something needs to change.
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image captionCarolyn Harris has been Sir Keir s parliamentary private secretary for the past year
Welsh Labour deputy leader Carolyn Harris has quit as Sir Keir Starmer s parliamentary aide, after newspaper reports she was briefing against UK party deputy leader Angela Rayner.
It follows a row on Saturday after Sir Keir sacked Ms Rayner as party chair and campaign coordinator.
He has since given Ms Rayner the job of shadowing Michael Gove at the Cabinet Office.
BBC Wales has attempted to contact Swansea East MP Ms Harris for comment.
The Welsh MP is standing down as the Labour leader s Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) - effectively his eyes and ears in the Commons.
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The Conservative MP for Mansfield has been selected as the new leader of Nottinghamshire County Council.
Ben Bradley, who has represented his constituency since 2017, was elected to his council seat last week.
Labour MPs in the area have criticised the move and questioned whether he would be claiming a full-time salary for doing the job part-time .
However Mr Bradley said he intends to earn every single penny of the salaries for both positions. Huge opportunity I think the two jobs are really beneficial, he told the BBC. One of the huge opportunities we have at the county council, that no other county council in the country has, is the ability to now take our issues in Mansfield and across Nottinghamshire down to Westminster and knock on the doors of those ministers directly.