Peter Rhodes on conspiracy theories, lies and deception and a strange encounter in Westminster

Is there something about the Palace of Westminster that makes men reckless? As Pinchergate rumbles on, I recall that the only place I have ever been propositioned by anybody was in the gentlemen's lavatories at the House of Lords. It was about 30 years ago. I was approached by an elderly, popular and highly respected politician. There was no physical contact. But he stood far too close and his direction of travel, to use a modern phrase, was plain. I remember being surprised and vaguely amused.