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18 May 2022
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Lawmaker's arrest is latest sex claim to roil U.K. Parliament (6)
LONDON -
A U.K. Conservative lawmaker was released on bail Wednesday while police
investigate allegations of rape and sexual assault against him, the latest
in a series of sexual misconduct allegations that have led some to label
Britain's Parliament a toxic workplace.
The legislator was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of indecent assault,
sexual assault, rape, abuse of position of trust and misconduct in public
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Elly Blake
18 May 2022
B
oris Johnson is facing Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minster's
Questions after inflation reached a 40-year high of nine per cent on
Wednesday.
Inflation accelerated from March's figure of seven per cent, driven by last
month's rise in the energy price cap.
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