This may be the prelude to a host of claims against MP's/Lords for sexual harassment - from Harvey Weinstein to George Bush Snr - once powerful men will be under the spotlight
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“He took me to Soho and gave me the money to buy two vibrators. He stood outside the shop while I did.” Garnier, a former City fund manager, is married with three children, and was elected MP for Wyre Forest in 2010.
Downing Street has not yet responded to Garnier’s case, but a separate report in the Sunday Times claimed Theresa May receives regular briefings on the sexual affairs of members of the government from Conservative whips, who are responsible for enforcing party discipline.
Labour is also braced for fresh allegations of inappropriate behaviour, as junior staff feel emboldened to come forward.
Some MPs have claimed allegations are not taken seriously enough. One former Conservative minister said: “It’s grim: the whole culture has to change.”
Another senior Tory named on Sunday was Stephen Crabb, who stood for the party leadership last year. He has admitted sending a 19-year-old who hoped to work for him a series of messages, which he described as “sexual chatter”.
“We exchanged messages which talked about sex but none of it was meant seriously,” Crabb told the Sunday Telegraph.
“We met for coffee a few times and had a glass of wine once at the Commons, but nothing more. I accept any kind of sexual chatter like this is totally wrong and I am sorry for my actions,” he said.
The incident is separate from one last year in which the MP sent explicit text messages to another young woman.
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“He took me to Soho and gave me the money to buy two vibrators. He stood outside the shop while I did.” Garnier, a former City fund manager, is married with three children, and was elected MP for Wyre Forest in 2010.
Downing Street has not yet responded to Garnier’s case, but a separate report in the Sunday Times claimed Theresa May receives regular briefings on the sexual affairs of members of the government from Conservative whips, who are responsible for enforcing party discipline.
Labour is also braced for fresh allegations of inappropriate behaviour, as junior staff feel emboldened to come forward.
Some MPs have claimed allegations are not taken seriously enough. One former Conservative minister said: “It’s grim: the whole culture has to change.”
Another senior Tory named on Sunday was Stephen Crabb, who stood for the party leadership last year. He has admitted sending a 19-year-old who hoped to work for him a series of messages, which he described as “sexual chatter”.
“We exchanged messages which talked about sex but none of it was meant seriously,” Crabb told the Sunday Telegraph.
“We met for coffee a few times and had a glass of wine once at the Commons, but nothing more. I accept any kind of sexual chatter like this is totally wrong and I am sorry for my actions,” he said.
The incident is separate from one last year in which the MP sent explicit text messages to another young woman.
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