This is ‘the worst parliament in history’, according to the former chair of its standards committee. We examine some of the most high-profile cases
An independent panel recommended Peter Bone be suspended from parliament for six weeks. If upheld he would be the 25th MP to be suspended since the last election.An independent panel recommended Peter Bone be suspended from parliament for six weeks. If upheld he would be the 25th MP to be suspended since the last election.
Badly behaving MPs have made this “the worst parliament in history”, according to Chris Bryant, the former chair of the He put the number of MPs who have faced at least a one-day suspension since the 2019 general election at 24. Bryant said this was due to those in power turning a blind eye to poor conduct, a temptation by politicians to protect their own, and hard-to-change behaviours and attitudes in Westminster.Chris Pincher
The deputy chief whip of former prime minister Boris Johnson faced an eight-week suspension for groping two men at a private members’ club in the summer of 2022. Hefought the sanction imposed by the standards committee for “completely inappropriate” behaviour, which was judged to be an abuse of power.
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