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Lawmaker arrest spotlights UK Parliament’s sex abuse problem

by Associated Press
| August 3, 2020 8:03 AM

LONDON (AP) — The weekend arrest of a British lawmaker accused of rape and the sexual assault conviction of a former legislator last week are increasing pressure on Britain’s political leaders to confront a political culture that has often let abuse go unchecked.

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