The woman reported it to the whips office twice before he was made a shadow cabinet minister. So if that is to be believed, then the whips knew about this. Also eva reported it in december 2015 injune hopkins was appointed to the shadow cabinet. But he had been reprimanded by the office and the leader knew. The report to the Leaders Office was yes, he has been reprimanded, but the matter had been settled and the only information they knew at that stage was that he sent this text saying if only i was a0 years younger. It was only today that the further information came that he sent a text saying he wanted to meet outside the formal Essex University event and crucially only today that the information came through of this very serious Sexual Harassment, a sexual assault, that he had rubbed himself against her and that is why the labour acted immediately. It is only after that Daily Telegraph produced that story that we have had that response from the labour party. So theyre having to be m