who has spoken to bbc newsnight about inappropriate behaviour in westminster. ?newsnight s uk editor sima kotecha has been speaking to them. the house of commons is the heart of democracy, where laws are made and publicly elected officials represent constituents and should therefore uphold the highest standards of behaviour. but now more allegations of sexual misconduct have called into question the morals and ethics of some of them. this is a problem that transcends party politics. it transcends your position of power. it transcends your gender. this is something that everyone will have a story of. every staff will know someone who has experienced this. ellie is one of six people we have spoken to, who work or have worked in the commons until recently. they all say the culture has changed since the me too movement, and there is a predatory current culture, where some people believe they can behave inappropriately.
this if this sanctions are as we expect but if it was to go through the full process, a by election would be some way off. we the full process, a by election would be some way off. we will leave it there first would be some way off. we will leave it there first michael, would be some way off. we will leave it there first michael, but would be some way off. we will leave it there first michael, but that s - would be some way off. we will leave it there first michael, but that s a - it there first michael, but that s a significant source for tomorrow, thank you for the latest details from westminster. a man from county londonderry has been jailed for 18 years for setting his wife on fire as she was trapped inside her car. katrina rainey, who was a mother of six, was preparing to go to work in october 2021 when thomas rainey attacked her. the 61 year old had admitted her murder. a parliamentary aide has described how she was asked to sit on an mp s lap and felt like she had no choic
still use fax machines, but with artificial intelligence helping speed up diagnosis and new blood tests for cancer, health leaders say technology will help tackle the chalenges of the future. clive. hugh pym, our health editor. the journalist and broadcaster fiona phillips says she s been diagnosed with alzheimer s disease. the former host of gmtv, who s 62, says she d been suffering for months with brain fog and anxiety before the diagnosis. there is a history of dementia in herfamily with her parents, grandparents and uncle all being affected. a woman working in the parliamentary office of an mp has described how she was asked to sit on his lap and felt she had no other choice but to do so. the mp has since been suspended, following separate allegations. ellie varley, who s 25, says she s very angry about what she calls a predatory culture in the house of commons and is one of six people who ve spoken to the bbc about inappropriate behaviour at westminster. newsnight s uk editor,
for the sake ofjobs, we d like to see, i d like to see it stay open. the government and the train companies say this is just about changing how staff work, bringing them out from behind the glass to help support and advise passengers on station concourses. but some disability groups are worried these plans could make it harder for some people to get around on the rail network. and rail unions are strongly opposed to the plans, including the rmt union, which fears they could lead to job losses. and they vowed to carry on campaigning against these proposals. katy austin reporting. several parliamentary staff at westminster have spoken to the bbc about inappropriate behaviour there over the last two years. among them is 25 year old ellie varley, who has described how she was asked to sit on the lap of a male mp, who s since been suspended after separate allegations. she says she s angry about what she calls a predatory culture in the house of commons.
where laws are made and publicly elected officials represent constituents and should therefore uphold the highest standards of behaviour. but now more allegations of sexual misconduct have called into question the morals and ethics of some of them. this is a problem that transcends party politics. it transcends your position of power. it transcends your gender. this is something that everyone will have a story of. every staffer will know someone who has experienced this. ellie is one of six people we have spoken to, who work or have worked in the commons until recently. they all say the culture has changed since the me too movement, and there is a predatory current culture, where some people believe they can behave inappropriately, they say. i wouldn t recommend it as a safe place for men or women. interesting, yes, but not healthy. especially working for an mp directly.