Britain's ruling Conservatives suspend lawmaker, refer his case to policeLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May s Conservative Party has suspended a lawmaker over what it said were serious allegations, a step that could undermine the authority of her minority government as Britain seeks to iron out a Brexit deal with the European Union. May s Conservative Party refused to give any detail about the nature of the allegations against Charlie Elphicke, a Conservative lawmaker for Dover in southern England, but said it had referred the matter to the police. Elphicke, formerly a tax lawyer who was first elected in 2010, denied any wrongdoing.  The party tipped off the press before telling me of my suspension,  he said on Twitter.  I am not aware of what the alleged claims are and deny any wrongdoing.  May s office did not respond to calls from Reuters about the allegations, whose nature was unclear. Email enquiries went unanswered. The Conservatives declined to comment. May s Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party are grappling with a slew of sexual harassment and abuse claims - many of them unsubstantiated - against British politicians. The allegations have surfaced since the sexual abuse claims against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein prompted women and men in British politics to share stories about alleged improper behavior. One of May s most loyal ministers, Michael Fallon, resigned as defense secretary on Wednesday. Fallon, who had admitted touching a radio presenter s knee in 2002, said his past conduct had fallen below the required standard. He gave no details. Separately on Saturday, a lawmaker from the Scottish National Party resigned from his cabinet post in the devolved Edinburgh administration after apologizing for what he described as  inappropriate  actions.  Where I have believed myself to have been merely humorous or attempting to be friendly, my behavior might have made others uncomfortable or led them to question my intentions,  Mark McDonald, who represents Aberdeen Donside, said in a statement.  May set out the code of conduct for her party on Friday detailing standards and procedures expected of elected and appointed party members. She lost her party s majority in parliament with a botched bet on a snap election in June, so now has to rely on a small Northern Irish party to ensure she can pass legislation.  With the support of Northern Ireland s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), May has a slender working majority of about 13 in the 650-seat House of Commons. Parliament remains bitterly divided over terms for Britain s planned departure from the European Union. The pace of the Brexit talks remains slow, heightening the risk of Brexit in March 2019 without a deal on future relations with the EU, much to the alarm of business leaders. worldnews
britain ruling conservatives suspend lawmaker refer case policelondon reuters prime minister theresa may conservative party suspended lawmaker said serious allegations step could undermine authority minority government britain seeks iron brexit deal european union may conservative party refused give detail nature allegations charlie elphicke conservative lawmaker dover southern england said referred matter police elphicke formerly tax lawyer first elected denied wrongdoing the party tipped press telling suspension said twitter i aware alleged claims deny wrongdoing may office respond calls reuters allegations whose nature unclear email enquiries went unanswered the conservatives declined comment may conservatives opposition labour party grappling slew sexual harassment abuse claims many unsubstantiated british politicians the allegations surfaced since sexual abuse claims hollywood producer harvey weinstein prompted women men british politics share stories alleged improper behavior one may loyal ministers michael fallen resigned defense secretary wednesday fallen admitted touching radio presenter knee said past conduct fallen required standard he gave details separately saturday lawmaker scottish national party resigned cabinet post devolved edinburgh administration apologizing described inappropriate actions where i believed merely humorous attempting friendly behavior might made others uncomfortable led question intentions mark mcdonald represents aberdeen downside said statement may set code conduct party friday detailing standards procedures expected elected appointed party members she lost party majority parliament botched bet snap election june rely small northern irish party ensure pass legislation with support northern ireland democratic unionist party dup may slender working majority house commons parliament remains bitterly divided terms britain planned departure european union the pace brexit talks remains slow frightening risk brexit march without deal future relations eu much alarm business leaders worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Britain's ruling Conservatives suspend lawmaker, refer his case to policeLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May s Conservative Party has suspended a lawmaker over what it said were serious allegations, a step that could undermine the authority of her minority government as Britain seeks to iron out a Brexit deal with the European Union. May s Conservative Party refused to give any detail about the nature of the allegations against Charlie Elphicke, a Conservative lawmaker for Dover in southern England, but said it had referred the matter to the police. Elphicke, formerly a tax lawyer who was first elected in 2010, denied any wrongdoing.  The party tipped off the press before telling me of my suspension,  he said on Twitter.  I am not aware of what the alleged claims are and deny any wrongdoing.  May s office did not respond to calls from Reuters about the allegations, whose nature was unclear. Email enquiries went unanswered. The Conservatives declined to comment. May s Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party are grappling with a slew of sexual harassment and abuse claims - many of them unsubstantiated - against British politicians. The allegations have surfaced since the sexual abuse claims against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein prompted women and men in British politics to share stories about alleged improper behavior. One of May s most loyal ministers, Michael Fallon, resigned as defense secretary on Wednesday. Fallon, who had admitted touching a radio presenter s knee in 2002, said his past conduct had fallen below the required standard. He gave no details. Separately on Saturday, a lawmaker from the Scottish National Party resigned from his cabinet post in the devolved Edinburgh administration after apologizing for what he described as  inappropriate  actions.  Where I have believed myself to have been merely humorous or attempting to be friendly, my behavior might have made others uncomfortable or led them to question my intentions,  Mark McDonald, who represents Aberdeen Donside, said in a statement.  May set out the code of conduct for her party on Friday detailing standards and procedures expected of elected and appointed party members. She lost her party s majority in parliament with a botched bet on a snap election in June, so now has to rely on a small Northern Irish party to ensure she can pass legislation.  With the support of Northern Ireland s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), May has a slender working majority of about 13 in the 650-seat House of Commons. Parliament remains bitterly divided over terms for Britain s planned departure from the European Union. The pace of the Brexit talks remains slow, heightening the risk of Brexit in March 2019 without a deal on future relations with the EU, much to the alarm of business leaders. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: britain ruling conservatives suspend lawmaker refer case policelondon reuters prime minister theresa may conservative party suspended lawmaker said serious allegations step could undermine authority minority government britain seeks iron brexit deal european union may conservative party refused give detail nature allegations charlie elphicke conservative lawmaker dover southern england said referred matter police elphicke formerly tax lawyer first elected denied wrongdoing the party tipped press telling suspension said twitter i aware alleged claims deny wrongdoing may office respond calls reuters allegations whose nature unclear email enquiries went unanswered the conservatives declined comment may conservatives opposition labour party grappling slew sexual harassment abuse claims many unsubstantiated british politicians the allegations surfaced since sexual abuse claims hollywood producer harvey weinstein prompted women men british politics share stories alleged improper behavior one may loyal ministers michael fallen resigned defense secretary wednesday fallen admitted touching radio presenter knee said past conduct fallen required standard he gave details separately saturday lawmaker scottish national party resigned cabinet post devolved edinburgh administration apologizing described inappropriate actions where i believed merely humorous attempting friendly behavior might made others uncomfortable led question intentions mark mcdonald represents aberdeen downside said statement may set code conduct party friday detailing standards procedures expected elected appointed party members she lost party majority parliament botched bet snap election june rely small northern irish party ensure pass legislation with support northern ireland democratic unionist party dup may slender working majority house commons parliament remains bitterly divided terms britain planned departure european union the pace brexit talks remains slow frightening risk brexit march without deal future relations eu much alarm business leaders worldnews