Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden told ITV News the party takes a 'zero tolerance approach' to claims of sexual misconduct.
The deputy prime minister said the Conservative Party takes a 'zero tolerance approach' to claims of sexual misconduct, as Political Correspondent Tom Sheldrick explains.are facing claims that a former Tory Party chairman wrote to police raising allegations of rape made against an MP amid concerns they had not been properly dealt with.
He wrote that the matter had been ongoing for two years, adding: "There may be 5 victims of X who have been subject to a range of offences including multiple rapes". The claims come after Conservative MPs faced a number of different allegations of sexual misconduct in recent months. Labour said there have been "too many of these cases" and that the Conservative Party has to "get their house in order".Oliver Dowden denied rape and sexual misconduct allegations were covered up while he was party co-chairman
"When there is misconduct, it should be just as any other citizen of this country - it should be a matter for the police," he continued.
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