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Labour shadow minister inadvertently breached MPs’ code of conduct

An investigation has found Labour shadow minister David Lammy breached the MPs’ code of conduct by inadvertently failing to register a total of 16 interests on time. These included payments for Black History Month speaking engagements and ...

11 Aug 2022 at 20:02

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 ...

19 Jan 2022 at 05:25

Scotland

Ex-Tory leader Carlaw found to have breached Code of Conduct for MSPs

A Holyrood committee convener has been found to have breached the Code of Conduct for MSPs by failing to declare details of an overseas trip. The Scottish Parliament Standards Committee also ruled Jackson Carlaw breached the ...

22 Dec 2022 at 14:41

MPs call for reforms to prevent ‘next great parliamentary scandal’

Significant reforms are needed to avert the “next great parliamentary scandal” of hostile states and lobbyists buying access to MPs, a cross-party committee has warned. Evidence to the Commons Standards Committee showed a ...

30 Apr 2022 at 09:25

Scotland

Green MSP banned from committee meeting for breaching code of conduct

Green politician Maggie Chapman is to be barred from a Holyrood committee meeting over a breach of the MSPs’ code of conduct. The Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee unanimously agreed she had ...

11 May 2023 at 12:35

BBC chairman ‘helped friend get role’ advising corporation on standards

Embattled BBC chairman Richard Sharp reportedly helped his close friend get a paid role advising the corporation about its editorial standards. Mr Sharp put forward Caroline Daniel, a public relations executive ...

18 Mar 2023 at 23:04

‘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 ...

06 Sept 2023 at 15:07

MP Chris Pincher submits appeal against proposed eight-week suspension

Former Government whip Chris Pincher is appealing after he faced an eight-week suspension following allegations that he drunkenly groped two men at London’s exclusive Carlton Club last year. The Standards ...

20 Jul 2023 at 20:54

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 ...

30 Mar 2023 at 10:35

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 ...

30 Mar 2023 at 11:32

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 ...

11 Sept 2023 at 15:38

Harriet Harman seeks sleaze watchdog role after chairing Johnson probe

Harriet Harman, the veteran Labour MP who chaired the probe that ruled Boris Johnson had lied to MPs over partygate, is now bidding to head up a key sleaze watchdog in Parliament. The senior ...

07 Sept 2023 at 14:06

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