Lizzy Buchan for The Independent
25th October 2018
Ex-high court judge Dame Laura Cox found there was an 'urgent and serious problem' with harassment in Westminster
An ex-Commons staffer has told how “nothing was done” after she was attacked by an MP and how her job saw her endure years of bullying and harassment.
Fighting back tears in a TV interview, Lisette Whittaker said she was diagnosed with post-traumatic disorder after she was assaulted by an unnamed politician, who stalked her for years without being punished.
Ms Whittaker is one of more than 80 former and current parliamentary staff to sign an unprecedented letter demanding a full overhaul of Commons procedures after Westminster was rocked by a damning report of abuse allegations.
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