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Tory MP faces Commons suspension over ‘insincere’ apology for bullying

Members of Parliament are expected to approve the one-day suspension of Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski in a vote on Wednesday. Mr Kawczynski is facing suspension for “undermining” an apology he gave in the Commons for bullying staff. The Commons ...

19 Jan 2022 at 05:25

Ferrier faces 30-day Commons suspension for Covid-19 rule breaches

Covid rulebreaker Margaret Ferrier could face a by-election as a Commons standards watchdog recommended she should be suspended from Parliament for 30 days. The Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP was found to have damaged the reputation of ...

30 Mar 2023 at 10:35

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 Johnson faces ...

06 Jul 2022 at 20:04

Tory MP Andrew Bridgen faces suspension over ‘cavalier lobbying breaches’

Tory MP Andrew Bridgen faces a Commons suspension after being found to have displayed a “very cavalier” attitude to the rules in a series of lobbying breaches. The Standards Committee recommended a suspension of five sitting days ...

03 Nov 2022 at 11:58

Harriet Harman elected as new head of MPs’ sleaze watchdog

Labour veteran Harriet Harman has been elected as the new chairwoman of a key sleaze watchdog in Parliament. The former cabinet minister, who led the probe into whether Boris Johnson misled MPs, will replace her party colleague ...

19 Oct 2023 at 08:47

By-election triggered for ex-Tory whip Chris Pincher’s seat in Commons

A by-election has been triggered to replace former Tory whip Chris Pincher, who resigned as an MP after losing his appeal against a suspension for drunkenly groping two men. Government chief whip Simon Hart asked for the writ ...

11 Sept 2023 at 15:38

Lobbying sting MP Scott Benton faces 35-day suspension

An MP caught in a lobbying sting should be suspended for 35 days, the Commons standards watchdog has recommended. Blackpool South MP Scott Benton was caught by the Times offering to lobby ministers and table parliamentary ...

14 Dec 2023 at 14:19

‘Sleaze buster’ Sir Chris Bryant joins Labour frontbench

Parliament will need to find a new head for a key sleaze watchdog after Sir Keir Starmer brought Sir Chris Bryant on to his front bench. The Labour leader appointed the senior MP, who was in Gordon Brown’s government, as ...

06 Sept 2023 at 15:07

Tories try to reduce MP’s suspension to avoid triggering a possible by-election

Three Conservatives who will have a say over Boris Johnson’s political fate tried to reduce the suspension of MP Margaret Ferrier to avoid a potential by-election. Ms Ferrier, who represents Rutherglen and Hamilton West,...

30 Mar 2023 at 11:32

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