🔴MPs are holding an emergency debate on Parliamentary standards as the government continues to come under fire over allegations of 'sleaze'
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle rebukes the conduct of MPs as he says: "I regret to say I don’t think the House has been at its best in the way it’s handled the standards issues over the last week"
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Steve Barclay, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, says:
🗣️"I would like to express my regret - and that of my ministerial colleagues - over the mistake made last week"
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🔴The Government will not table a motion on Owen Paterson's conduct.
Steve Barclay claims that it will "not be possible" to sanction a motion about an MP who has already resigned
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🔴 Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, says:
"Rather than repairing the damage he has done, the Prime Minister is running scared. When required to lead, he's chosen to hide"
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Sir Keir Starmer says Boris Johnson has violated 'basic decency'
🗣️"The British people were let down and the former member for North Shropshire was let down, used as a pawn in an extraordinary attack on our Commissioner for Standards"
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Sir Starmer calls on the PM to make 3 commitments:
1⃣To ensure that Rob Roberts faces a recall petition
2⃣To ensure that no MP found guilty of "egregious breaches" receives a peerage
3⃣To commit to a full investigation into contracts awarded to Randox
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