Labour MP Chris Matheson resigns over ‘unwanted sexual advances’

Move will trigger byelection in Chester after panel finds he breached Commons’ sexual misconduct policy

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A Labour MP has resigned, triggering a byelection in his Chester seat, after a report found he made “unwanted and unwelcome sexual advances” towards a junior member of staff.

Parliament’s bullying and harassment watchdog, as well as the standards commissioner, found Chris Matheson had breached the sexual misconduct policy of the House of Commons.

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