A former Conservative minister warned a newly elected Scottish MP which “predatory” men to avoid in Parliament. It comes after Tory backbencher Neil Parish resigned after admitting that he had been watching pornography in the Commons.
Anum Qaisar, who was elected SNP MP for Airdrie and Shotts in May 2021, said she was told by opposition MPs which men to avoid in Parliament.
She told Sky News that a former Conservative minister approached her at a parliamentary event after noticing she was uncomfortable with a male politician being “too cavalier”.She said: “Despite the fact we have this horrific, toxic culture in Westminster, it’s women looking after women.“Since I joined Parliament, I’ve been taken aside by female MPs to warn me about some male MPs who say ‘Actually, Anum, you’re probably better off staying away from X, Y and Z’.“In my situation, I was at a parliamentary event and a certain male MP made a beeline for me.
I started to feel really uncomfortable because he was being far too over-cavalier.“It was actually a Conservative MP – a former minister – who took me aside and said ‘Look, it seems like you feel uncomfortable.
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