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The Open Secret: Part Two - The Bully
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
MPs offices are like "650 tiny kingdoms", with just one or two people working very closely together, and little external oversight. So, if something goes wrong with a work relationship, MPs staff can feel like they have no-one to turn to for help. On the second episode of this three-part series, Sky's political correspondent Liz Bates speaks to Parliamentary staffers who lived in fear of the MPs they worked for, developed post-traumatic stress disorders and some who were forced out of the jobs they loved due to bullying. If you want to get in touch about anything you hear in this episode, Liz is on twitter @wizbates Political news editor: Agnes Chambre Senior political news editor: Katy Dillon Podcast Producer: Rosie Gillott Podcast Editor: Philly Beaumont Sound Designer: Tom Burchill
Released:
Sep 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (4)
The Introduction: It was an accusation of sexual assault that ultimately brought down Boris Johnson's government. When Conservative MP and whip Chris Pincher was accused of groping two men in a private members' club, the scandal was not so much the act itself but the... by The Open Secret