Labour MP Christina Rees suspended following bullying allegations

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13/10/2022 - LONDON - Neath MP Christina Rees has been suspended from the Labour Party. The politician, who has represented the constituency since 2015, has lost the party whip pending an investigation. It means the former shadow Welsh secretary, who served on the front bench during the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, will sit in the Commons as an independent. The party has declined to comment. Ms Rees has been approached for comment. The MP took her seat in 2015 after Peter Hain stood down at that year's general election. She is the 14th MP to be sitting in parliament as an independent, joining others who have lost the whip from their parties. Born in the village of Kenfig Hill in south Wales, the qualified barrister has represented Wales in squash more than 100 times. She was a member of the Great Britain Youth Team to the Munich Olympics. Ms Rees was married to former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies until they divorced in 1999. PICTURE: UNPIXS 13/10/2022

A SENIOR Labour MP has been suspended following allegations she bullied her staff.

Christina Rees was stripped of the whip last night and had her membership revoked pending a party investigation.

Labour MP Christina Rees has been suspended following allegations she bullied her staff

Her suspension followed accusations that Ms Rees bullied her constituency staff, the Guardian reported.

She was Shadow Welsh Secretary under Jeremy Corbyn and has been the MP for Neath in south Wales since 2015.

Until 1999 she was married to former Cabinet Minister Ron Davies, who famously resigned from Tony Blair’s Cabinet after being mugged at a gay meeting point on Clapham Common.

Ms Rees’ suspension brings the number of independent MPs to 14, equalling the Lib Dems in Parliament.

Labour would not comment on individual cases.

Ms Rees has been contacted for comment.

She told the Guardian: “There has been a complaint made against me to the Labour party, which is under investigation and I am therefore under an administrative suspension until the process is concluded.

“I’m not aware of the details of the complaint but I am fully cooperating with the investigation.”

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