Mike Hill, the Labour MP who has represented Hartlepool since being elected for the first time in the 2017 general election, is quitting the House of Commons, The Times revealed today.
A Labour Party spokesperson told LabourList: “Mike Hill has resigned as Member of Parliament for Hartlepool with immediate effect.”
Hill was suspended from the Labour Party in September 2019 and had the whip withdrawn amid allegations that he sexually harassed a woman who worked in parliament.
But the MP, a former UNISON regional organiser, was readmitted to the party the following month – despite the allegation not being withdrawn.
It was reported in November last year that the Hartlepool MP claimed £2,000 of public money as part of costs linked to the sexual harassment case, which is set to be heard at an employment tribunal in May.
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