Labour MP Karl Turner denies sexually harassing woman who had a mastectomy A senior Labour MP has been accused of sexually harassing a woman who had a double mastectomy by telling her […]

A senior Labour MP has been accused of sexually harassing a woman who had a double mastectomy by telling her “she shouldn’t have got rid of her real tits because they were great”.

Karl Turner, the former shadow Attorney General, was also alleged to have made sexually offensive comments and slapped the woman on her bottom, according to the Financial Times.

The MP allegedly followed up his comments about the woman’s mastectomy by adding: “The ones you’ve got now are nice enough.”

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Mr Turner denied behaving inappropriately after the claims he harassed the woman in his constituency office back in 2015.

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Mr Turner said: “I am aware of reports in the media about my alleged inappropriate behaviour.

“I strongly reject any suggestion that I behaved inappropriately or in a misogynistic manner.”

According to the FT, at the time of the incident, Mr Turner said when challenged something like “I couldn’t help myself”.

Another MP said that they had been made aware of alleged unprofessional behaviour by Mr Turner on a number of occasions.

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A Labour spokesman said: “The party takes all complaints of sexual harassment, abuse and discrimination extremely seriously.

“We ask that anyone with a complaint comes forward so that allegations can be fully investigated, and any appropriate disciplinary action taken in line with the party’s rule book and procedures.”

Mr Turner is the MP for Hull East, a seat previously occupied by former Chancellor of the Exchequer John Prescott.

He was born and brought up in Hull, attending university there before standing for election in 2010 and winning by a comfortable majority.

He was made Shadow Attorney General in January 2016 but resigned from the shadow cabinet in June along with a number of other prominent Labour party politicians who were unhappy with Jeremy Corbyn’s stance on Brexit.