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DUP MP calls for investigation into Sinn Fein MP’s social media post

A DUP MP has called on the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner at Westminster to investigate a social media post by a Sinn Fein MP. Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has written to the commissioner regarding a post on Francie Molloy’s social media page ...

12 Aug 2022 at 15:43

Northern Ireland

DUP MP calls for investigation into Sinn Fein MP’s social media post

12 Aug 2022 at 21:33

Minister laments ‘tricky’ energy bills on same day MPs receive £2,000 pay rise

A Government minister who is paid £115,824 has said the cost-of-living rise will be “tricky” for his household, on the same day he is set to receive a pay rise of £2,212. MPs salaries rise to £84,144 on April 1, up by 2.7%, after the ...

01 Apr 2022 at 10:25

Independents now outnumber Lib Dems after Andrew Bridgen loses Tory whip

The decision to suspend the Conservative whip from Andrew Bridgen means there are now 15 independent MPs in the Commons, one more than the number of Liberal Democrats. Seven of those MPs were formerly Labour members, while six used ...

11 Jan 2023 at 14:09

Small number of badly behaved MPs should not ‘tarnish’ Parliament, watchdog says

The behaviour of a small number of MPs should not be allowed to “tarnish” the reputation of Parliament as a whole, the new Commons standards watchdog has warned. Daniel Greenberg, the new Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, ...

18 Jan 2023 at 00:33

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Johnson spared parliamentary ‘sleaze’ probe over Downing Street flat

Boris Johnson will not face an investigation by Parliament’s “sleaze” watchdog into the £112,000 refurbishment of his Downing Street flat, No 10 has confirmed. Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Kathryn Stone had faced ...

10 Jan 2022 at 14:55

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‘Restraint’ urged over potential £2,000 pay rise for MPs

Downing Street has urged “restraint” over any pay rise proposed for MPs this year. MPs are currently paid £81,932 and usually see their pay rise annually in line with average public sector salary increases. Last year, that ...

10 Jan 2022 at 14:25

Union calls for more transparency in fight against bullying MPs

The parliamentary watchdog should help crack down on bullying MPs by publishing the number of people who have quit their offices, a trade union has said. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) has been ...

27 Mar 2023 at 12:41

Ex-MP jailed over expenses fraud loses appeal against prison sentence

A former MP jailed for expenses fraud has lost a Court of Appeal bid to challenge his four-year prison sentence. Jared O’Mara was found to have “abused his position” by trying to claim about £52,000 of taxpayers’ money ...

26 Sept 2023 at 14:39

Former MP Jared O’Mara jailed over fraudulent expenses claims

A former MP has been jailed for four years for “cynical, deliberate and dishonest” expenses fraud to fund a “cocaine and alcohol driven lifestyle”. Jared O’Mara “abused his position” by trying to claim about £52,000 ...

09 Feb 2023 at 17:58

Ex-MP found guilty of £24,000 expenses fraud

A former Labour MP has been found guilty of making fraudulent expenses claims to fund a cocaine habit while in office. Jared O’Mara was convicted of six counts of fraud after trying to claim around £24,000 of ...

08 Feb 2023 at 16:47

Rees-Mogg’s ‘gerrymandering’ remarks need further investigation, ministers told

A Conservative former minister’s suggestion that introducing voter ID was an attempt at “gerrymandering” should face further investigation, ministers have heard. Former Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg ...

16 May 2023 at 14:24

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