Why are MPs still bullying their staff – and will it ever be stopped?

Politics Explained: MPs’ staff face an ‘unacceptable risk of bullying and harassment’ – but can anything change, given similar warnings in the past?

The reactions to the depressing conclusion that MPs “demean, belittle and humiliate their staff on a regular basis” were powerful, united – and identical to a similar report less than a year ago.

“Appalling”, said Theresa May’s spokesman, “shocking and totally unacceptable”, echoed Labour, while the civil servants’ union condemned a “working culture toxic for too long”.

Of course they are right, because the report, from independent QC Gemma White, should not lose any of its impact simply because we have heard its deplorable findings before.