I've been sexually assaulted by a colleague, Labour MP reveals

I’ve been sexually assaulted by a colleague, Labour MP Charlotte Nichols reveals in interview to mark International Women’s Day

• Labour MP Charlotte Nichols has claimed a colleague sexually assaulted her
• Warrington North MP made claim during International Women’s Day interview

Former Labour shadow minister Charlotte Nichols has claimed a colleague sexually assaulted her.

The MP for Warrington North, 31, made the allegation during an interview to mark International Women’s Day. 

The politician said she had been sexually assaulted but wouldn’t reveal whether she had made a complaint about it because it was ‘an ongoing thing’.

Nichols also said she was sexually propositioned by a Conservative MP old enough to be her grandfather.

After the interview she wrote online: ‘You have two types of people who go into Westminster. 

Former Labour shadow minister Charlotte Nichols, 31, (pictured) has claimed a colleague sexually assaulted her

‘The ones who look at it and go, “Yeah that’s all fine, I want to be part of that” and the ones that go in to change things and fix what’s wrong. 

‘I’m the latter and if you are too, come and be part of that change with me.’

During the interview with Times Radio she also said: ‘I have been repeatedly sexually propositioned by a Conservative MP… in front of colleagues. This was during the middle of the working day in front of various witnesses.

‘This is still very much an ongoing issue in Westminster.’

She added that she was the victim of violence by people at events she attended and received threats.

Warrington North MP Charlotte Nichols previously told how she was given a ‘whisper network list’ of people to avoid when she arrived in Westminster in 2019

Nichols said she had a ‘bulletproof, bombproof, fireproof front door’ and ‘a panic button in every room of my house’.

The former shadow minister for women and equalities said she did not believe her experiences should ‘come with the territory’ of being an MP.

Nichols previously said she was given a ‘whisper network list’ of people to avoid when she arrived in Westminster in 2019.

She made the revelation as she spoke about Parliament’s toxic ‘culture of impunity’ that meant many of them were still walking around. 

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live the 31-year-old said: ‘Everyone has a kind of whisper network list of the people to avoid, but the problem is that some of the most dangerous people are people who would be the people you least suspect.’ 

‘When I first came into parliament, there was a group of people that I knew who kind of sat me down and gave me a list of MPs who I should never accept a drink from, who I should never be alone with, who I should never get in a lift with, and who I should try to avoid as far as possible to keep myself safe.’ 

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