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Senior judge recommends scaling back of Commons standards tsar’s dual role

Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Kathryn Stone should have her decision-making powers stripped back and the Commons be banned from amending reports into MPs’ rule breaches, a review of the standards system has recommended. The Commons Committee ...

04 Mar 2022 at 10:25

Public very sick of being taken for fools over MP sleaze, says Ian Hislop

The public are “very sick of being taken for fools” over MPs’ second jobs, Ian Hislop has told a sleaze watchdog. The editor of Private Eye magazine told the Commons Committee on Standards on Tuesday that MPs “need to redefine the term lobbying” ...

25 Jan 2022 at 23:26

Simon Case admits he had conversation about charity roles for Carrie Johnson

Simon Case has admitted he had an “informal conversation” about potential roles at a royal charity for the Prime Minister’s now-wife after a prompt from No 10. The Cabinet Secretary was responding to a letter from Labour deputy leader Angela ...

23 Jun 2022 at 23:38

Sir Keir Starmer found to have breached MPs’ code of conduct

Sir Keir Starmer has been found to have breached the MPs’ code of conduct by failing to register on time eight interests, including gifts from football teams and the sale of a plot of land. An inquiry into the Labour leader was opened in ...

04 Aug 2022 at 20:54

Northern Ireland

Standards Committee recommends sanction against Steve Aiken

Former UUP leader Dr Steve Aiken has been recommended for exclusion from Assembly proceedings for two sitting days over an “egregious breach” of the members’ code of conduct. The Committee for Standards and Privileges has tabled a ...

30 Apr 2024 at 18:54

Tory MP to apologise over ‘inadvertent’ rule breach

A Conservative MP will have to apologise to Parliament after breaching the MPs’ code of conduct by speaking to the media about a parliamentary standards watchdog investigation. Marcus Fysh was reprimanded after speaking to the ...

07 Sept 2023 at 13:15

No plans for snap election, says Johnson, at bruising encounter with MPs

Boris Johnson gave no sign that he was planning on resigning during a grilling by Commons MPs, as his leadership crisis continues to escalate. In a dramatic encounter with the Commons Liaison Committee, which came as Mr ...

06 Jul 2022 at 20:04

PM says he would not change a thing despite bruising first five months in power

Sir Keir Starmer has said he would not do anything differently if given the chance to relive his first five months in power, despite the turmoil and criticism he has faced. The Prime Minister has faced backlash over an ...

19 Dec 2024 at 17:02

Scotland

Tory MSP resigns from Holyrood Standards Committee over Matheson bias

A Tory MSP has quit Holyrood’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee over fears he is biased against Michael Matheson. Stephen Kerr made the announcement on Friday and it has been reported he will be ...

29 Mar 2024 at 12:18

O’Neill ‘did not see ex-press officer McMonagle at Stormont event’

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill did not see a former Sinn Fein press officer who was facing sex charges when they both appeared at an event in Stormont in 2023, a report has found. The independent ...

28 Mar 2025 at 14:21

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O’Neill ‘did not see ex-press officer Michael McMonagle at Stormont event’

28 Mar 2025 at 13:33

Limit how much an MP can earn from a second job, urges sleaze watchdog

A sleaze watchdog has suggested there should be a limit on how much an MP can earn from a second job and on how many hours they can work outside Parliament before questions are asked. Lord Evans of ...

25 Jan 2022 at 14:55

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