Speaker ryan has the committee on House Administration to resolve this issue i have said and i believe everyone agrees, there is no place for sexualharassment in one case is one case too many. Im proud of the bipartisan work of our members on the committee and others of the things we have accomplished over the past few months. Remember but we have been able to do in those three months. We started with the responsibility to resolve this we had to hearings and to formal listening sessions in our review has been carried out in a thoughtful manner. This is the greatest place anybody could work whether a member or staffer, we want to ensure that protection is here. Both the congressional accountability reform act in the House Resolution passed that reflects dedication try bipartisan members who work every day to bring much needed overhaul and reform to the house. Dont forget we also faster did a resolution calling for in person mandatory training or education for members. So that everybody
Ago. She says it was not a problem to her, she says it is no reason for him to resign. Is this a nervous breakdown at westminster . There is more in the newspapers about what he may have done, in different circumstances, westminster isnt the one of the places where the Harvey Weinstein allegations have triggered a whole. Weinstein allegations have triggered a whole. They weinstein allegations have triggered a whole. They have empowered people, mainly women, not entirely, to say, inappropriate behaviour that happened in the past, i was a victim of this, it is unleashed all this. To me, some things make it particularly feverish in westminster. One, the very nervous state of politics at the moment. A very wea k state of politics at the moment. A very weak government, finding it ha rd to very weak government, finding it hard to maintain discipline. This is not just about conservative hard to maintain discipline. This is notjust about conservative but labour as well. But it is a free bra at
And this is dateline london. They do say politics is showbiz for ugly people. This week, british politics was found to have something in common with hollywood, sexual sleaze. In washington it was financial sleaze under the spotlight. The special prosecutor investigating whether Donald Trumps president ial campaign was influenced by the russians. He laid his first charges, but is he any closer to proving a link . With me to discuss all that are marc roche of le soir, a belgian daily newspaper, and the french magazine le point, bronwen maddox, director of the institute for government, the portuguese writer eunice goes, and henry chu, International Editor of variety. Good to have you with us today. Michael fallon was britains defence secretary in more ways than one. The minister in charge of the armed forces was also the first man over the top when political flak started to fly, the safe pair of hands when the government needed a reassuring presence at the microphone. Those hands and that
And the french magazine le point, bronwen maddox, director of the institute for government, international the portuguese writer eunice goes, and henry chu, International Editor of variety. Good to have you with us today. Michael fallon was britains defence secretary in more ways than one. The minister in charge of the armed forces was also the first man over the top when political flak started to fly, the safe pair of hands when the government needed a reassuring presence at the microphone. Those hands and that voice cost him his job this week. He resigned abruptly because, he said, his behaviour towards women had fallen short of what modern life dictates. Hes the most prominent political casualty of the campaign against men using power to extract sexual favours which began with claims against Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful figures in hollywood. He is under criminal investigation. Michael fallon faces no such allegations. The only thing he said he had done wrong was repeate
Is showbiz for ugly people. This week, british politics was found to have something in common with hollywood, sexual sleaze. In washington it was financial sleaze under the spotlight. The special prosecutor investigating whether Donald Trumps president ial campaign was influenced by the russians laid his first charges, but is he any closer to proving a link . With me to discuss all that are marc roche, of le soir, a belgian daily newspaper, and the french magazine le point; bronwen maddox, director of the institute for government; the portuguese writer eunice goes; and henry chu, International Editor of variety. Good to have you with us today. Michael fallon was britains defence secretary in more ways than one. The minister in charge of the armed forces was also the first man over the top when political flak started to fly, the safe pair of hands when the government needed a reassuring presence at the microphone. Those hands and that voice cost him his job this week. He resigned abrupt