The House of Commons has approved plans to exclude MPs from the parliamentary estate if they have been arrested on suspicion of a serious offence.
The measure came despite the government putting forward a motion to recommend that a ban kicks in when an MP is charged. MPs voted to reverse moves to water down the measures on 'risk-based exclusions' to ensure MPs can be excluded from the parliamentary estate at the point of arrest for serious sexual or violent offences.
But in a surprise move, MPs voted 170 to 169, a majority of one, in favour of a proposal by Lib Dem MP Wendy Chamberlain to reinstate the original intention of the policy. It means those who have been arrested on suspicion of a violent or sexual offence will banned from parliament, pending the approval of an independent panel. The exclusion policy was put forward following a number of incidents involving MPs in recent years.
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