The House of Commons has spent over £100,000 fighting staff employment tribunals, the Huffington Post UK can reveal.
Following a Freedom of Information request, the House of Commons revealed that it had faced 16 employment tribunal claims since May 2010, spending £91,310.93 on legal costs. Five of the cases were settled at a total additional cost of £14,218.96.
The revelation comes after a Channel 4 investigation found a third of young aides working for MPs claim to have been victim to their drunken sexual advances.