Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Barry Sheerman (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Wednesday, 19 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 6 members in total.

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BBC support for victims of harassment and stalking

That this House recognises the immense suffering caused by Alex Belfield to his victims; condemns the grievous abuse of social media by the perpetrator who repeatedly exposed his victims to hatred, intimidation and harassment online; reiterates the comments of Justice Saini that the women who gave witness acted with substantial courage and real fortitude in coming to court about matters that had a very substantial negative mental health impact on them; reflects on the ruinous physical and mental impact that this campaign of targeted stalking and harassment has had on victims with them attaining little to no support from the BBC; is concerned that the help victims received from the BBC was remote, unconcerned and without sympathy; believes that there must be an urgent reflection to identify the mistakes that were made; therefore calls on the BBC to commission an independent inquiry into the handling of this case and treatment of all staff who have been harassed.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

476 

Session

2022-23

Other sponsors

Yasmin Qureshi

Rachael Maskell

Apsana Begum

Kim Johnson

Claudia Webbe

Subjects

BBC Harassment Victims Stalking Belfield, Alex

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk