UK MP Neil Parish has been suspended from the Conservative Party of which he is a member for being caught watching pornography on his smartphone inside parliament.
He has been in the legislature since 2010. Neil Paris presented himself for decision-making in a parliamentary committee.
The parish was suspended from its own party until a decision was made by parliament.
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He said he was cooperating with the investigation and declined to provide further information about the case.
“Of course I understand their concern and I can apologize for the situation,” he said.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a party colleague in the parish, said it was unacceptable to view pornography in any work environment.
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According to British newspapers, the initial allegation came during a meeting of Conservative lawmakers on Tuesday night, in which lawmakers shared accounts of arrogance and harassment by their colleagues.
According to the Sunday Times, 56 lawmakers are facing allegations of sexual harassment and have been reported to the House Monitoring Committee.
“This behavior is not unusual. It is corporate misogyny,” Labor MP Nadia Vittom said on her social media account.
