Benn responds to Home Office allegations

POLITICO | In a short response to accusations levied by the Shadow Home Secretary against the government due to it's handling of former Home Secretary Pierre Moscovici's public scandals -- Deputy Home Secretary Hilary Benn addressed the Chamber to "clear certain misconceptions".
Originally posted by Hilary Benn:Mr. Speaker, I would like to take the time to thank my honourable friend the Shadow Home Secretary for speaking on the subject of sexual misconduct in the workplace, an appalling practice which shall not be tolerated, now or never. What I must unfortunately condemn him for, however, is spewing misconceptions into the public sphere. Has my right honourable friend forgotten how our modern legal system works? How one is innocent until proven guilty, and not otherwise. In his statement, Mr. Moscovici explained the reasoning for his resignation quite thoroughly. He stated that the allegations levied against him, although untrue, had damaged his character and made him no longer the appropriate person to represent the Democratic party in the cabinet. I can not speak for the validity of the claims, as an ongoing investigation is taking place in the Home Office to address the various allegations against the former Secretary. What I can say however is that right now, as it stands, Mr. Moscovici is innocent and these accusations remain mere allegations. Until a time that otherwise can be demonstrably proven, I suggest the people of this Chamber don't rush to conclusions for political pointscoring. The gross politicisation of every issue has to stop if the opposition wishes to be taken seriously. I yield, Mr. Speaker.
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