It could trigger a by-election in his Northamptonshire constituency
MP Peter Bone has been removed from the Conservative party after an independent panel found that he had bullied and was sexually inappropriate to a junior staff member over a decade ago.
It has now withdrawn the whip from the MP, meaning he will no longer be able to sit as a Tory candidate and will have to stand for re-election as an independent. Mr Bone has held the Conservative seat in Wellingborough for over 18 years, since May 2005. If the six-week ban is backed by other MPs in the House of Commons it would trigger a recall petition, allowing voters to remove a representative between elections, and potentially lead to a by-election in the Wellingborough constituency - a safe Tory stronghold.
The bullying and harassment allegations took place over a period of four months from 2012 to 2013 and the member of staff first made a complaint to the party in 2017.
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