2 Dec 2019

Labour Party conference tackles inappropriate behaviour

From First Up, 5:45 am on 2 December 2019

The Labour MP charged with educating the party about dealing with abusive or inappropriate behaviour says it's a step in the right direction people are now talking openly about it. Poto Williams led a session at the party's annual conference aimed at educating members and electorate chairs about how to deal with such situations when they arise. Labour suffered damaging coverage for some weeks over a party member making allegations of serious sexual assault and claiming high ranking Labour officials were told but failed to act properly. Ms Williams told our political editor Jane Patterson it was a good opportunity to talk about some difficult issues