Lidia Thorpe denies dating former bikie boss and is cleared of wrongdoing by senators

Senator Lidia Thorpe has denied she ever dated former Rebels bikie boss Dean Martin and instead alleged she was told by lawyers for the Greens to claim the pair had a relationship.

Thorpe sat on the joint committee on law enforcement from February 2021 to April 2022.

But in an interview on Tuesday, before the privileges report was tabled in the Senate, Thorpe claimed the pair had not dated and strongly denied any romantic relationship.

Thorpe claims Martin contacted her after the story became public, where she apologised to him.