Lee Anderson told to apologise for 'swearing at security officer' in parliament

Reform MP Lee Anderson has been told to apologise successful the House of Commons for "swearing doubly astatine a information serviceman aft his walk did not work" arsenic helium tried to participate parliament.

A study by the Independent Expert Panel (IEP) present requires Mr Anderson to "make an apology successful the House of Commons for a breach of parliament's bullying and harassment policy".

The MP for Ashfield was recovered to person sworn doubly astatine a information serviceman aft his walk did not enactment erstwhile helium was trying to participate the parliamentary property successful November 2023.

According to the report, connected 3 November past twelvemonth Mr Anderson instructed the defender to unfastened a doorway astatine the Derby Gate hunt post, an entranceway to parliament.

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When asked to amusement his pass, Mr Anderson allegedly said: "F*** off, everyone opens the doorway to me, you are the lone one."

Asked again to amusement his pass, Mr Anderson said 'f*** you, I person a bid to catch', earlier walking retired of the hunt post", according to the complaint.

The study said Mr Anderson "accepted that helium was 'upset, impatient and angry' but not 'aggressive', and denied swearing astatine the complainant.

The uncovering followed a ailment made to the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) and an probe by an autarkic researcher appointed by the ICGS who recommended that the ailment should beryllium upheld.

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Mr Anderson appealed the uncovering to the IEP, but the sub-panel considering the lawsuit dismissed it, concluding it failed to rise immoderate substantive grounds.

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It concluded Mr Anderson should apologise to the complainant, and to the House by mode of a idiosyncratic statement.

Mr Anderson was archetypal elected to the spot of Ashfield successful 2019 arsenic a Conservative. He defected to Reform successful March this twelvemonth aft helium was kicked retired of the parliamentary Conservative Party for refusing to apologise aft alleging that London politician Sadiq Khan was controlled by "Islamists".