Pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson to suspend a senior Tory MP accused of rape amid claims "party politics is still interfering in justice".
A group of trade unions and women's charities accused the Government of "minimising violence against women and girls" by allowing the unidentified ex-minister to keep the Tory whip and to remain in Parliament.
More than two years on from the Westminster sexual harassment scandal, the group said it was "deeply concerning" that abuse was still occurring in Parliament.
The joint statement – issued by the TUC, Centenary Action Group, the Fawcett Society, Women’s Aid and unions representing parliamentary staff (Unite, Prospect, PCS and FDA) – said: "Given the seriousness of the allegations we’re calling
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