The Tory Scotland Secretary was among hundreds who did not vote, including Rishi Sunak and 12 SNP MPs.
Alister Jack did not vote in favour of a report which said that Boris Johnson had lied to parliament about partygate because he believed the sanction was "excessive".
Tory minister Jack is a close ally of Johnson, who made the Dumfries and Galloway MP Scotland Secretary in 2019. A source close to Jack said that he decided against voting because he believed the sanction was "excessive". Murray said: “It’s inconceivable that the Secretary of State and many SNP MPs were not in parliament to vote through this report.
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