Porn in Parliament
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
The Palace of Westminster has, once again, been rocked by a series of sexual misconduct scandals -- culminating in the revelation that an MP was caught watching porn during a Commons debate. Is this just a case of some very 'bad apples' or does Westminster have a problem?
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