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Baroness Warsi claims the Conservatives have a problem dealing with sexual assault allegations because she says the party is “rotten at its heart”. - WSTPost

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|The Conservatives have a problem dealing with sexual assault allegations, a former party leader claimed yesterday.Baroness Warsi said there was a “rot at the heart” of the party and accused officials of failing to help victims.Her intervention comes as pressure mounts on the Prime Minister to investigate former minister Nadine Dorries’ explosive claims in her new book.Mr Sunak said allegations that a Tory MP committed a series of rapes were “very serious” and urged victims to contact police. But he stopped short of announcing an investigation, insisting internal processes were robust.Baroness Warsi said: “I think the party has a problem.” The party has simply failed to respond adequately to victims for years.Baroness Warsi said there was a “rot at the heart” of the party and accused officials of failing to help victims“We cannot be the governing party that governs this country more than any other political party and still have this decay in our hearts, whether it be racism, bullying or sexual misconduct.”She told Times Radio: “We need to rise above these matters and see when they come to light, address them quickly and coherently and make sure all people in our party feel protected.”Ms Dorries made the bombshell claims in The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson, which is being serialized by the Mail. Her book claims the party secretly funded the medical treatment of a woman who told officials she had been raped by a Tory MP.Another woman was allegedly given a date rape drug and woke up the next morning in a country hotel with a deputy, she says.Asked about the allegations, Mr Sunak said: “They are very serious, anonymous allegations.”“It may be that they are alluding to something that is already the subject of current police investigations, so I hope you understand that it would not be right for me to comment further.”“By and large the Conservative Party has robust independent complaints procedures in place, but I would say to anyone who has information or evidence about criminal activity that of course they should speak to the police, that is the right thing to do.”Mr Sunak said allegations that a Tory MP committed a series of rapes were “very serious” and urged victims to contact policeIt was also revealed on Sunday that former party leader Jake Berry and former party leader Wendy Morton have written to police to urge them to investigate the allegations.According to The Mail on Sunday, Sir Jake is said to have warned officials that an internal “failure” to respond to the allegations had allowed the unnamed MP to “continue to offend”.He wrote to police saying the deputy had targeted up to five people without any consequences. The allegations also included several rapes.Also on Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden, who was leader of the Conservative Party between September 2021 and June 2022, told broadcasters he was unaware of the allegations and did not know who the alleged perpetrator was.He told the BBC: “I in no way recognize the idea that we have covered up.”Baroness Warsi’s intervention comes as pressure mounts on the Prime Minister to investigate former minister Nadine Dorries’ explosive claims in her new bookHowever, he later said he could not rule out the possibility that the party may have paid for the treatment of an alleged victim.He told Times Radio: “I don’t deny that these payments were made, but it is not something I authorized or was involved in as leader of the Conservative Party.”Opposition parties have called on the Conservatives to investigate allegations against the unidentified MP, who was allowed to continue in his role in parliament.Labor leader Anneliese Dodds called the allegations “deeply concerning and extremely serious” and called on the Tories to investigate.Liberal Democrat leader Wendy Chamberlain has called on the Prime Minister to launch an investigation into the “deeply disturbing” claims.ConservativeNadine Dorries

|The Conservatives have a problem dealing with sexual assault allegations, a former party leader claimed yesterday.Baroness Warsi said there was a “rot at the heart” of the party and accused officials of failing to help victims.Her intervention comes as pressure mounts on the Prime Minister to investigate former minister Nadine Dorries’ explosive claims in her new book.Mr Sunak said allegations that a Tory MP committed a series of rapes were “very serious” and urged victims to contact police. But he stopped short of announcing an investigation, insisting internal processes were...

Baroness Warsi claims the Conservatives have a problem dealing with sexual assault allegations because she says the party is “rotten at its heart”. - WSTPost

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