A “sexist” sign which hung in a leisure club bar in the House of Lords has been taken down in the wake of the Westminster sex scandal.
Lewis Bassett, a PhD student, shared pictures of the sign being removed on Twitter. It was on display in the Sports and Social Club bar in the House of Lords.
The sign, which is emblazoned with the words “The code of the man cave - rule #3”, reads:
“What happens here stays here! Violators will be shot – survivors will be shot again.”
When the sign was still hanging on Monday it had been scrawled with the words “It’s sexist – it’s 2017”, the Sun reported.
Bassett’s photos show the sign, which was stuck on with Blu Tack, being peeled off the wall with the aid of an Oyster card.
While Bassett said the sign was hung in the House of Commons, a spokesperson for the House of Lords confirmed it was on display in a bar on their site, which is run by third party bar company Crown Entertainments Ltd.
She confirmed that the sign has now been removed.
The removal of the sign comes as an unverified dossier named and shamed 36 Tory MPs for “inappropriate behaviour”.
On Tuesday, Sir Michael Fallon resigned as Defence Secretary after it emerged he put his hand on a journalist’s knee until she threatened to punch him.
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