Theresa May has insisted that women complaining about sexual harassment at Westminster must be taken seriously in what will be seen as a warning to allies of her deputy, Damian Green. The prime minister’s spokesman said that she wanted a climate in which victims could come forward, following media attacks on Kate Maltby, the journalist who alleges that Mr Green made inappropriate advances to her. The Cabinet Office is investigating claims that he touched her knee “fleetingly” in a pub in Waterloo in 2015 and sent a suggestive text message after she was photographed wearing a corset. Mr Green strongly denies the claims made in an article in The Times and has instructed libel lawyers. Referring the allegations to Sir Jeremy Heywood, the cabinet secretary,…

Source: The Times November 03, 2017 00:04 UTC