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Rupa Huq MP responds to a column by Marina HydeMarina Hyde’s piece (So Labour waded into the Gregg Wallace row. Why don’t they get their own house, parliament, in order?, 3 December) seems to miss the point. It’s not a competition between how bad workplaces can be, and I was pleased that I was also able to use my parliamentary voice to speak out during the “Pestminster” scandal.Part of our job as members of parliament is to expose wrongdoing and speak truth to power. Indeed, as a result of my appearances on radio and TV last week, women who have been victims of Gregg Wallace’s behaviour have come forward via my inbox, and the BBC has at last shared with me a route through which their grievances can be aired. Continue reading...