Original sentence: In February 2019, the Sunday Times apologised in open court to  Poulter, acknowledging that the allegations were false, defamatory and should not have been published.In November 2017, the Sunday Times printed accusations made to the newspaper by Andrew Bridgen MP that Poulter had sexually assaulted three female MPs eight years previously.It dismissed the Bridgen claims as having "no reliable evidence" to support them.The ''Sunday Times' paid substantial damages to him, as well as his legal costs.The Conservative Party Panel investigated the matter and exonerated Poulter, confirming that no woman had ever made a complaint about him.The articles were removed from the newspaper's website and Times Newspapers Limited agreed that it would not republish the same or similar allegations about Poulter in the future
Edited sentence: Amidst the frenzied media atmosphere surrounding the so called Wesminster #metoo scandal, on 5th November 2017, the Sunday Times printed false accusations made to the newspaper by Andrew Bridgen MP that Dr Poulter had sexually assaulted three female MPs eight years previously.It dismissed the Bridgen claims as having "no evidence" to support them.Subsequently, in a statement in Open Court on 25th February 2019, the Sunday Times apologised in open court to Dr Poulter, acknowledging that the allegations were false, defamatory and should not have been published.The ''Sunday Times' paid substantial damages to Dr Poulter, as well as his legal costs.The Conservative Party Panel, chaired by an independent QC, investigated the matter and completely exonerated Dr Poulter, confirming that no woman had ever made a complaint about Dr Poulter.The articles were removed from the Sunday Times website and Times Newspapers Limited agreed that it would not republish the same or similar allegations about Dr Poulter in the future