Christian Matheson

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards upheld two allegations of sexual misconduct against Mr Matheson made by a former member of staff.

"In no other workplace would someone being investigated for such serious offences be free to continue visiting it. "I would ask for privacy for my family. "Whilst I believe that this is an excessive and unfair penalty, I cannot challenge the process further. "I will forever be grateful to my constituency, and my party, for giving me the honour to serve, and I apologise to the people of Chester, and to the House of Commons, for the disrepute I have brought. A Labour spokesperson said: "This is an incredibly serious case. "This has proven not to be the case and I am dismayed that I have been found guilty of several allegations that I know to be untrue.

Move will trigger byelection in Chester after panel finds he breached Commons' sexual misconduct policy.

However, he also disputed the findings of the reports, saying there were provable factual inaccuracies, and saying he had “no sexual motivation in this matter”. “Some of the allegations involved tittle tattle about relationships between consenting adults. Matheson has been the Labour MP for Chester since 2015. He said the process had taken a toll on his health, including hospitalisation, and he was requesting privacy. In his excuses and denials, which he continues to persist in, he has sought to sow self-doubt and confusion in the mind of the complainant about his behaviour. That is quite unwarranted,” it said.

The independent panel concluded there was 'no doubt' the MP was 'seeking to initiate a sexual relationship with the complainant, his junior employee'.

I once again apologise to the complainant in my case, for the hurt I have caused.” I believe that the honourable and right thing to do now is to resign my seat and seek to rebuild my life elsewhere. We will now select a candidate that the people of Chester can be proud to vote for.” Whilst I believe that this is an excessive and unfair penalty, I cannot challenge the process further. “From the start I accepted I had committed a minor breach of the code and had hoped that an honest and open approach would stand me in a fair light. There will now be a by-election in the constituency.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards upheld two allegations of sexual misconduct against Mr Matheson by a former member of his staff.

“Therefore, I faced a suspension from the House of four weeks. He said: “I will forever be grateful to my constituency, and my party, for giving me the honour to serve, and I apologise to the people of Chester, and to the House of Commons, for the disrepute I have brought. The former MP asked for privacy and thanked his constituents and Conservative party for "allowing him to serve". "This has proven not to be the case and I am dismayed that I have been found guilty of several allegations that I know to be untrue. He said: “From the start I accepted I had committed a minor breach of the code and had hoped that an honest and open approach would stand me in a fair light. The panel said it took into account the fact that Mr Matheson accepted that he had breached the sexual misconduct policy, but he failed to acknowledge the full extent of his misconduct.But determined that Christian Matheson should be suspended from the House for four weeks.

A Labour MP has resigned after Westminster's sleaze watchdog recommended he should be suspended for “serious sexual misconduct”.

While there he had “invited her back to his flat, kissed her twice on the forehead and attempted to kiss her on the mouth” the report said. It is understood that Labour’s Chief Whip spoke to Mr Matheson and told him that he has lost the whip and he should stand down as an MP. During a work event held outside the Parliamentary estate, the victim said he had also “made personal comments about her appearance while looking at her suggestively; made her hold his hand as they left and insisted on accompanying her to her bus stop”.

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