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Long-serving MP could face by-election in his Wellingborough constituency.

Peter Bone has been the Conservative MP for Wellingborough since the 2005 general election. He retained his seat in 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2019.

A longstanding Tory MP and former minister has been found guilty of bullying and breaching Parliaments sexual harassment policy.

A report by parliaments Independent Expert Panel found that Peter Bone exposed himself to a member of staff in a "deliberate and conscious abuse of power" - which he denies.

​The conduct of Conservative MP Peter Bone is under intense scrutiny following a recommendation by Parliaments behaviour watchdog that he be suspended for six weeks. The recommendation stems from allegations of both bullying and sexual misconduct brought forward by a former member of his staff, with the reported incidents dating back over a decade.

Conservative MP Peter Bone could be banned from Parliament for six weeks after a watchdog found he had engaged in a 'wilful pattern of bullying' including 'sexual misconduct'

Parliament's behaviour watchdog says Wellingborough MP Peter Bone should be suspended for six weeks.

The inquiry follows a complaint made to the independent body by a former member of staff over alleged behaviour, which took place between 2012 and 2013.

The MP for Wellingborough was found to have ‘committed many varied acts of bullying and one act of sexual misconduct’ against a member of his staff in 2012 and 2013.

This is ‘the worst parliament in history’, according to the former chair of its standards committee. We examine some of the most high-profile cases