Cox Report: Implementation

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:32 pm on 18 June 2019.

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Photo of Chris Elmore Chris Elmore Opposition Whip (Commons) 3:32, 18 June 2019

My hon. Friend is right that if we do not deal with this, people will get away with things, which will breed a culture in which such things are acceptable if someone is a Member of Parliament and in which Members can behave in such a way towards their staff or to staff across the estate. Although not many Members are involved in all this, if we do not have an independent system, it is that breeding of distrust that will allow this culture to develop, to fester and to continue to grow over years to come.