UK Defence Secretary apologises for touching journalist's knee - sex toys new
by:KISSTOY
2019-10-28
British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon apologized for putting his hand on the knee of a female journalist at an event 15 years ago.
The incident involved radio host Julia Hartley.
Brewer says she doesn't think it's "anything but a little fun ".
A spokesman for Mr. Fallon said: "Julia and he now think the matter is over.
Before the defense minister was appointed last weekend, Hartley MS
Brewer said on Twitter: "I said before that a cabinet minister repeatedly put his hand on my knee at a party dinner.
"I explained to him calmly and politely that if he did it again, I would 'hit him in the face '.
He took his hand back and it was over. "Ms Hartley-
Brewer also wrote on Twitter: "This kind of" accident "occurred on 2002.
No one feels at all uneasy or upset about it.
My knee is intact.
"As Parliamentary authorities set out plans to allow victims of sexual harassment to report the incident" without fear ", the matter surfaced as harassmentto's allegations continued to dominate Westminster.
According to The Daily Telegraph, in a recent series of allegations about the behavior of members of parliament, the "misconduct" of an unnamed minister forced two female staff members to move to other jobs.
Yesterday, House of Commons leader Andrea Leadsom told members of Congress that ministers would be fired for misconduct, saying: "If people feel uncomfortable,
"As far as the consequences of the perpetrators are concerned, I think it is also very clear to me that in the case of the staff, they may lose their jobs and, as far as the members are concerned, they can remove the whip, and was fired from the minister's office.
"MsLeadsom is pushing to build a new exterior, especially-
The trained support team provides confidential advice and support to anyone who has been sexually harassed in Westminster.
The move comes as cabinet offices investigate alleged misconduct by international trade minister Mark Garnier, who reportedly asked his secretary of the House of Commons to buy sex toys, and call her by inappropriate name.
A spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May declined to confirm that she had full confidence in Mr. Garnier, saying he did not want to advance
Block the results of the investigation.
Garnier maintains that these incidents do not constitute harassment and describe the purchase of sex toys as an example of "Gao jinx.
At the same time, former Conservative deputy minister Edwina Currie said people need to learn how to "refuse progress at work without upsetting others.
MS Currie said on the BBC's Good Morning Scotland show that people "pass" at work should be acceptable and people must learn how to deal with it properly.
She said: "It's an attempt to humiliate everyone who hasn't done anything wrong.
"Nowadays, the workplace is where people meet.
Many relationships and relationships have developed here.
You can't ban it in the workplace.