Andy Burnham Faces Bombshell 'Sex Pest' and Bully Dossier as He Assembles His Cabinet

PM-in-waiting, Andy Burnham, is set to receive a list of dozens of MPs and ministers accused of sexual harassment, bullying and inappropriate behavior.

The list is said to contain more than 30 names of MPs and government peers from across parties, some of whom have served at the highest levels of government.

The team of senior MPs, staffers and special advisers plans to pass the list to a senior member of Burnham’s transition team within days as he prepares to pick his top team.

Further entries are being added to the list as “tip-offs” come in, but a formal version is expected to be handed to Burnham’s team before he takes office.

In a bid to put an end to the ‘Westminster boys’ club’, the document is said to be broken down “line by line” with individuals’ names and details of their alleged behaviour with some historic allegations dating back more than 20 years, and some more recent.

It is expected to include “horrific stories” of sexual abuse, harrasment and bullying, with one backbench Labour MP accused of “throwing a phone at their staff member.”

Three senior ministers and two former ministers are believed to be on it for alleged “pervy behaviour”.

A senior Labour source told radio station LBC, which has seen the list: “We’re doing this now to say to , ‘don’t give these people jobs, stay away from them’.

“We don’t want them to risk the next government making any of the same mistakes of previous governments.

“These are people thought to be sex pests, accused of being bullies, being creepy, have dodgy pasts – anyone with inappropriate behaviour.

“We need to make sure this boy’s club is ended once and for all.”

Eze Chidiebere Paul

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