LONDON —
The British Cabinet Office will investigate whether a minister of international trade has violated the rules of conduct and asked his secretary to buy sex toys because of the growing allegations of sexual harassment that have disrupted parliament.
Health Minister Jeremy Hunt said the former secretary of the minister told the Post on Sunday that Garnier gave her money to buy two vibrators at the Soho sex goods store and said she belittled her name in front of witnesses\"The facts of (the report)
Hunt told ITV\'s \"Peston on Sunday\" program, \"there is a dispute, so the Cabinet Office will take a look and see if there is any violation . \".
The investigation comes as British political institutions face increasing scrutiny over sexual harassment allegations. The soul-
Hollywood tycoon Harvey Weinstein was fired after the scandal came to light. The New York Times published a detailed complaint about him for decades.
On Saturday, environment minister Michael Gove was forced to apologize after trying to make fun of Weinstein in a radio interview.
At the same time, it is reported that women working in the British Parliament have set up an information group to warn their colleagues about harassment.
Hunter said Prime Minister Theresa May will write to the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bull, to develop a plan to change the culture of Parliament.
\"I think people in the family will be very angry about it, because something like Harvey Weinstein, a parliament like Hollywood, very good at telling people what they should do and how they should behave.
\"But I\'m afraid it shows that in our own backyard we don\'t meet the high standards we expect others to achieve,\" Hunter told ITV . \".
Garnier\'s former secretary, Caroline Edmunson, told the Post on Sunday that he had given her money to buy two vibrators --
A woman for his wife, a woman for his constituency office.
Garnier acknowledged the incident, but strongly denied it was sexual harassment.
However, he admits that his behavior can be seen as \"dinosaur behavior\" in the current climate \".
\"I will not deny this because I will not be dishonest,\" the newspaper quoted him as saying . \".
\"I\'m going to put it on my chin.
\"Garnier said the toys were bought by him and Edmund Hudson while they were out shopping after Christmas lunch and he told her it was not a good idea.
\"The vibrator store is hijinks,\" he said . \"
\"I was hanging out and she walked into the store. That was it.
\"Garnier did not respond to requests for comment to his parliamentary office.
Associated Press London-
The British Cabinet Office will investigate whether a minister of international trade has violated the rules of conduct and asked his secretary to buy sex toys because of the growing allegations of sexual harassment that have disrupted parliament.
Health Minister Jeremy Hunt said the former secretary of the minister told the Post on Sunday that Garnier gave her money to buy two vibrators at the Soho sex goods store and said she belittled her name in front of witnesses\"The facts of (the report)
Hunt told ITV\'s \"Peston on Sunday\" program, \"there is a dispute, so the Cabinet Office will take a look and see if there is any violation . \".
The investigation comes as British political institutions face increasing scrutiny over sexual harassment allegations. The soul-
Hollywood tycoon Harvey Weinstein was fired after the scandal came to light. The New York Times published a detailed complaint about him for decades.
On Saturday, environment minister Michael Gove was forced to apologize after trying to make fun of Weinstein in a radio interview.
At the same time, it is reported that women working in the British Parliament have set up an information group to warn their colleagues about harassment.
Hunter said Prime Minister Theresa May will write to the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bull, to develop a plan to change the culture of Parliament.
\"I think people in the family will be very angry about it, because something like Harvey Weinstein, a parliament like Hollywood, very good at telling people what they should do and how they should behave.
\"But I\'m afraid it shows that in our own backyard we don\'t meet the high standards we expect others to achieve,\" Hunter told ITV . \".
Garnier\'s former secretary, Caroline Edmunson, told the Post on Sunday that he had given her money to buy two vibrators --
A woman for his wife, a woman for his constituency office.
Garnier acknowledged the incident, but strongly denied it was sexual harassment.
However, he admits that his behavior can be seen as \"dinosaur behavior\" in the current climate \".
\"I will not deny this because I will not be dishonest,\" the newspaper quoted him as saying . \".
\"I\'m going to put it on my chin.
\"Garnier said the toys were bought by him and Edmund Hudson while they were out shopping after Christmas lunch and he told her it was not a good idea.
\"The vibrator store is hijinks,\" he said . \"
\"I was hanging out and she walked into the store. That was it.
\"Garnier did not respond to requests for comment to his parliamentary office.
Associated Press London-
The British Cabinet Office will investigate whether a minister of international trade has violated the rules of conduct and asked his secretary to buy sex toys because of the growing allegations of sexual harassment that have disrupted parliament.
Health Minister Jeremy Hunt said the former secretary of the minister told the Post on Sunday that Garnier gave her money to buy two vibrators at the Soho sex goods store and said she belittled her name in front of witnesses\"The facts of (the report)
Hunt told ITV\'s \"Peston on Sunday\" program, \"there is a dispute, so the Cabinet Office will take a look and see if there is any violation . \".
The investigation comes as British political institutions face increasing scrutiny over sexual harassment allegations. The soul-
Hollywood tycoon Harvey Weinstein was fired after the scandal came to light. The New York Times published a detailed complaint about him for decades.
On Saturday, environment minister Michael Gove was forced to apologize after trying to make fun of Weinstein in a radio interview.
At the same time, it is reported that women working in the British Parliament have set up an information group to warn their colleagues about harassment.
Hunter said Prime Minister Theresa May will write to the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bull, to develop a plan to change the culture of Parliament.
\"I think people in the family will be very angry about it, because something like Harvey Weinstein, a parliament like Hollywood, very good at telling people what they should do and how they should behave.
\"But I\'m afraid it shows that in our own backyard we don\'t meet the high standards we expect others to achieve,\" Hunter told ITV . \".
Garnier\'s former secretary, Caroline Edmunson, told the Post on Sunday that he had given her money to buy two vibrators --
A woman for his wife, a woman for his constituency office.
Garnier acknowledged the incident, but strongly denied it was sexual harassment.
However, he admits that his behavior can be seen as \"dinosaur behavior\" in the current climate \".
\"I will not deny this because I will not be dishonest,\" the newspaper quoted him as saying . \".
\"I\'m going to put it on my chin.
\"Garnier said the toys were bought by him and Edmund Hudson while they were out shopping after Christmas lunch and he told her it was not a good idea.
\"The vibrator store is hijinks,\" he said . \"
\"I was hanging out and she walked into the store. That was it.
\"Garnier did not respond to requests for comment to his parliamentary office.