"Smith said she then went to Swinson, the party's then spokesperson for women and equality, who is now minister for women. Smith said Swinson agreed to investigate and spoke to other women who had also alleged Lord Rennard had behaved inappropriately.
Smith added: "She certainly uncovered … that this was a very serious pattern of behaviour."
Swinson, according to Smith, told her that the problem with taking it forward was that nobody wanted to make a formal complaint.
"It very quickly became quite Kafkaesque. They were saying, 'No one wants to make a formal complaint', and I was saying, 'I'll make a formal complaint,' and they were saying, 'That's a shame because no one wants to make a formal complaint'," Smith told the programme."
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"Smith said she then went to Swinson, the party's then spokesperson for women and equality, who is now minister for women. Smith said Swinson agreed to investigate and spoke to other women who had also alleged Lord Rennard had behaved inappropriately.
Smith added: "She certainly uncovered … that this was a very serious pattern of behaviour."
Swinson, according to Smith, told her that the problem with taking it forward was that nobody wanted to make a formal complaint.
"It very quickly became quite Kafkaesque. They were saying, 'No one wants to make a formal complaint', and I was saying, 'I'll make a formal complaint,' and they were saying, 'That's a shame because no one wants to make a formal complaint'," Smith told the programme."
Private Eye and a documentary (either Beeb or CH4) have covered in more detail.
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