Labour activist Bex Bailey claims she was warned not to report rape at party event
A Labour activist has claimed she was raped at a party event and then advised by a senior official not to report the attack because it could damage her career.
Bex Bailey, 25, has alleged she was attacked by a senior party figure, who was not an MP, at an event in 2011 when she was 19-years-old.
She said she approached someone at the Labour Party headquarters to ask about reporting the attack but was discouraged from going to the police.
Labour said it would launch an independent investigation into the claims.
Ms Bailey decided to speak out about the event to BBC Radio 4, waiving her automatic right to anonymity granted to victims or alleged victims of sexual offences.
She told Carolyn Quinn she was doing so in order to urge senior politicians to make it easier for people ...