Pestminster

English Etymology en pest Westminster. Proper noun en UK informal A scandal involving sexual harassment by members of the British parliament. en 2017 Julia Rampen A week in Pestminster New Statesman https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/11/week-pestminster-how-sexual-harassment-scandal-unfolded Those following what has been dubbed “Pestminster” may nevertheless struggle to keep up with the Byzantine internal reporting structures, the range of accusations being levied and the sheer number of MPs involved. 3 November https://web.archive.org/web/20200909223436/https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/11/week-pestminster-how-sexual-harassment-scandal-unfolded 9 September 2020 en 2018 Kate Proctor; Ella Wills The next station is now Pestminster Evening Standard https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/the-next-station-is-now-pestminster-activists-change-name-of-westminster-tube-station-to-highlight-a3972641.html Activists turned Westminster into “Pestminster” today to highlight a perceived lack of action over Parliament’s sexual harassment scandal. 26 October https://web.archive.org/web/20190807135433/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/the-next-station-is-now-pestminster-activists-change-name-of-westminster-tube-station-to-highlight-a3972641.html 7 August 2019 en 2019 Catherine Mayer It’s shocking that two years after the ‘Pestminster’ scandal, female MPs are fleeing politics The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/politics/shocking-two-years-pestminster-scandal-female-mps-fleeing-politics/ It’s shocking that two years after the ‘Pestminster’ scandal, female MPs are fleeing politics. 31 October https://web.archive.org/web/20250826061120/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/politics/shocking-two-years-pestminster-scandal-female-mps-fleeing-politics/ 26 August 2025 en UK politics