Sexual harassment and abuse is a crime regardless of any other consideration.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/04/sexual-allegations-westminster-scandal

Theresa May picks chief whip Gavin Williamson as new Defence Secretary.

Gavin Williamson's promotion is of course a direct consequence of the sexual harassment scandals currently sweeping the corridors of Parliament, the political parties and beyond. There is no doubt what so ever, that harassment of any description is intolerable and should be removed, with those responsible for such abuse being dealt with most severely. It does however strike me as a little odd that the allegations seem to be subject to investigation by "internal" Parliamentary or Party bodies when the most appropriate investigatory organisations must and should, in my opinion, be the police.
There is however, one aspect of this unraveling scandal that causes particular concern. The way in which television and the media generally are seeking to drag "politics", into their coverage is both sinister and distorting. Both Labour and Conservative MP's and party workers are involved in these sordid events but which political party they may belong to has no bearing on the case. The media generally, particularly Sky Television News, relish in reporting the latest scandal emphasising the political party, especially if that party is Labour, which the alleged perpetrator is a member of.
Sexual harassment and abuse carried out by those in power, is a crime by one individual against another regardless of any other consideration. Television and the rest of the media world should bear this in mind when preparing their reports.

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