She said the mishandling of harassment allegations made voters think misconduct was 'inevitable', and vowed to 'rehabilitate' Westminster if elected
, with critics warning that the lack of automatic suspension from parliament could put complainants at risk.
She added: “It will be something that would be a priority for me to to get right because I don’t think we can test the public’s patience anymore about these stories coming out time and time again.” And she suggested the role of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority , launched in 2009 in response to the expenses scandal, should be reconsidered.
She also said she was concerned that by not handling harassment complaints from parliamentary staffers correctly, they could be in breach of equality laws.
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