As Weinstein aftershocks hit Westminster, a watershed for British politics?
It started with a Whatsapp group.
The Weinstein scandal had just started to unfurl in the news, and across the British political scene, women began sharing their own stories of sexual harassment on the instant messaging app.
The term “handsy” became the word of choice to describe male members of Parliament with wandering hands, and before long names and alleged offenses – including serious cases of rape and sexual assault – had spread like wildfire around the Palace of Westminster. They soon spilled out in the press and quickly claimed a top-level victim: Prime Minister
'Radical action' neededA need for more women?Outcry, yes. But outrage?
