11 Sep 2019

The Prime Minister's credibility is being questioned as attention focuses on who knew what and when about the accusations of sexual assault against a Labour staffer.

From Morning Report, 7:10 am on 11 September 2019

The Prime Minister's credibility is being questioned as attention focuses on who knew what and when about the accusations of sexual assault against a Labour staffer. The pressure is also ratcheting up even further on Labour's president Nigel Haworth - with the complainants directly challenging his story. Both sides' positions have hardened since a 19-year-old volunteer said she had told Labour's ruling council that a staffer had attacked her early last year - and yet no action was taken. Mr Haworth denies he or the party's investigating panel were ever told that. Here's our deputy political editor Craig McCulloch.