Haworth issued a statement on Tuesday claiming a 19-year-old woman did not tell him she was sexually assaulted by a Labour staffer, when they met in August 2018. He also said the accusation was also not provided to a panel established to investigate the man’s conduct.
[…] Haworth has held firm and maintained he acted professionally throughout the saga, disputing claims that he was told about sexual assault allegations.
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In a statement, Ms Ardern said: […]
This morning I was provided some of the correspondence from complainants written to the party several months ago. It confirms that the allegations made were extremely serious,
“I discussed the correspondence with the Labour Party President this morning. Whilst he stands by the statements he has made on this matter I believe mistakes were made.”
How can he stand by his statements that the allegations were not of a sexual nature when the PM has stated that what she read was “extremely serious”? By stating that they were “extremely serious” she is to all intents and purposes throwing Haworth under the bus and saying that he lied to her.
[…] In a statement, Mr Haworth said his resignation was effective immediately.
