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sentences that state something as happening or true
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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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MPs and others working in parliament could be required to take a criminal record check before being given a security pass, and receive anti-harassment training under a pioneering scheme to root out violence against women.
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MPs → work → women
The UK parliament will on Tuesday become the first legislature in the world to receive what is known as White Ribbon accreditation, a commitment to culture change which originated in Canada.
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which → become → Canada
After a cross-party campaign led by Emily Darlington, the Labour MP for Milton Keynes Central, and supported by the Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, and other parliamentary staff, a three-year plan approved by White Ribbon will introduce a series of changes to better protect women.
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plan → lead → women
While the details have not yet been released, they are expected to include the introduction of so-called bystander training, which teaches people how to spot and respond to harassment, and high behaviour standards for MPs and peers.
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which → release → MPs
Parties might be asked to sign up to an agreement that new MPs should undergo a criminal record check before receiving a pass to work in parliament.
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MPs → ask → parliament
Parliament is regularly described as riven by sexism and harassment, with a male-dominated work environment compounded by strict hierarchies and sometimes minimal HR assistance, especially for those who work directly for MPs and peers.
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who → describe → MPs
Female MPs and staff say this is worsened by the lengthy and unsocial hours of Commons sittings, and the presence of several bars on the parliamentary estate.
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this → say → estate
This often toxic culture was highlighted in 2018 when a survey of those in parliament, undertaken after a series of reports about predatory and sexist behaviour by some MPs, found that nearly 20% had experienced or witnessed sexual harassment.
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% → highlight → harassment
A specialist hotline set up to help with complaints about the “Pestminster” culture received hundreds of calls.
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hotline → set → calls
A later study in 2023 found that more than two-thirds of female MPs had witnessed sexist behaviour in parliament.
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thirds → find → parliament
The international White Ribbon movement grew out of Canada’s national day marking efforts to combat violence against women.
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movement → grow → women
It takes place on 6 December, the anniversary of the murder of 14 women at a university in Quebec in 1989 by a man who said he hated feminism.
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he → take → feminism
Accreditation is gained by committing to a three-year plan to take action to prevent violence against women.
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Accreditation → gain → women
Darlington said: “This is the place where our national laws are shaped.
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laws → say → ?
It should reflect our national values too.
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It → reflect → values
It’s no secret that the UK parliament has not lived up to this responsibility in the past, but this is a huge step towards it being a safe and welcoming place for women and girls to work, to visit, and to be elected to.
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women → ’ → past
“This place was a boys’ club for 300 years, and the comparatively recent presence of women has yet to be fully adapted to.”
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presence → have → women
The plan was welcomed by MPs from other parties.
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plan → welcome → parties
Ben Obese-Jecty, a Conservative MP and shadow minister, called it “hugely positive”, saying: “Ending gender-based violence against women and girls is a cause that we must face up to.”
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we → call → that
Josh Babarinde, the Liberal Democrat MP and party president, said: “All of us in parliament and beyond must continue to challenge violence against women and girls in all its forms, and I’m proud to stand alongside cross-party colleagues and the White Ribbon campaign in this critical endeavour.”
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I → say → endeavour
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