British politician Peter Bone was married to his now ex-wife Jeanette Sweeney but separated from her and is now in a relationship with Helen Harrison, his new girlfriend.
Parliament’s Independent Expert Panel on October 16, 2023, recommended that Tory MP Peter Bone be suspended for six weeks for bullying and sexual misconduct.
The former minister could lose his Wellingborough seat as the length of the ban will trigger a recall petition, and potentially set up another tricky by-election for Rishi Sunak.
A report by the Independent Expert Panel watchdog said he ‘committed many varied acts of bullying and one act of sexual misconduct’ against a member of his staff in 2012 and 2013.
In the wake of this, many want to know more about Peter Bone’s love life. Here’s what we know about his wife and ex-spouse.
Who is Peter Bone married to?
Publicly, Peter Bone has been married once in his entire life.
At age 29, the Member of Parliament tied the knot with his wife, Jeanette Sweeney.
Bone and Sweeney got hitched in 1981 and stayed as husband and wife for close to 30 years.
Tory MP Peter Bone was somehow famous for mentioning his wife Jenny in Parliament. Mr Bone has often referred to Jenny as “Mrs Bone”.
Ex-PM David Cameron once quipped: “I am fast coming to the view that Mrs Bone is insatiable.”
In 2018, he admitted in a statement that he and Jenny no longer lived together, per TheSun.
The Conservative member for Wellingborough, Northants, said: “My wife and I have been living apart for more than two years, during which time I have formed a relationship with Helen Harrison.
“Neither Helen nor I intend to make any further comment about this matter.”
Together they had two sons and a daughter.
Away from his marriage, Bone has faced sexual controversies. For example, in March 2022, a 51-year-old man from Wellingborough pleaded guilty to three malicious communications offenses of sending abusive and offensive messages to Bone’s office phone. He was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months.
Also, on 16 October 2023, following a complaint made in October 2021, Bone was recommended to be suspended from the House of Commons by the Independent Expert Panel after a report found he had “committed many varied acts of bullying and one act of sexual misconduct” against a member of his staff.
Who is Jeanette Sweeney, Peter Bone’s ex-wife?
Jeanette Sweeney is famous as the ex-wife of politician Peter Bone.
They were married for almost 30 years and lived together in London, but he also owns a flat in the Denington Estate (formally John Lea School site) in Wellingborough.
By profession, Sweeney is a Conservative Councillor in the Borough of Wellingborough.
Jenny is currently 62 years old.
So, who is Peter Bone dating right now? Meet Helen Harrison, his new girlfriend
Member of Parliament (MP) for Wellingborough, Peter Bone is currently in a relationship with his girlfriend, Helen Harrison.
Bone and Harrison’s romance started when he split from his spouse of over 3 decades, Jeanette Sweeney.
Per reports, at the time they met, his mistress was married to her now ex-husband Michael Harrison, a builder who lives in Corby, Northants. On her online profile, she has two children with her ex-spouse who are aged 24 and 26.
Harrison is 20 years Bone’s junior.
Back in 2018, images circulated that captured Peter Bone leaving his luxury taxpayer-funded £1.5m apartment in Westminster with his mistress. Per sources, he had been entertaining her for at least twice in a week.
Mrs Helen also accompanied the MP to the filming of a TV Brexit debate shortly before Christmas at the capital’s Millbank Studios.
By profession, Helen Harrison is a physiotherapist and has a political background. She serves as his Executive secretary and is a Conservative campaigner and former parliamentary candidate.
She runs her own physiotherapy company and, with Mr Bone, is a director of Grassroots Out — a campaign to leave the EU, backed by ex-Ukip leader Nigel Farage.
Mrs Harrison has posted several Twitter photos of herself campaigning in general elections and during the Brexit referendum.
Pictures show the physio alongside Mr Bone and with fellow politicians including Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, and Philip Hammond.