In 2015, Etemadzadeh went to visit Hopkins Parliament. Since their first meeting in 2013, the pair had shared text messages about the Labour party and was meeting to discuss the General Election.

While at Parliament, Etemadzadeh alleges Hopkins asked her a string of questions about her personal life – including whether or not she had a boyfriend. At one point during their meeting he said that if his office had been empty, he would’ve have liked to have taken her there.

To which, Etemadzadeh said his comment made her feel “uncomfortable”, according to the Telegraph.

Throughout the remainder of the month (February) the MP tried calling her several times, but Etemadzadeh ignored his calls. He then sent her a text message, allegedly saying she was a: “lovely young woman - attractive, intelligent, charming and sweet natured. A nice young man would be lucky to have you as a girlfriend and lover. I am sure one such is soon to be found. Were I to be young…but I am not. Always your friend, and if you ever need a friend you have my number…xxx.” Etemadzadeh says she was shocked after reading the message, and simply responded by thanking him for his “kind words”.

At the end of 2015, Etemadzadeh spoke with a Labour MP to get some advice on how to deal with the situation. After doing so, she contacted the whips’ office (it handles the government’s legislative programme in the House of Lords) about Hopkins’ behaviour towards her. At the time, Etemadzadeh claimed that weren’t able to act on it because she wished to remain anonymous.

Everything you need to know about Labour’s ongoing sexual harassment complaint