TWO Tory MPs – a deputy chair of the party and a former minister – have been placed under investigation by Westminster’s standards watchdog…
The parliamentary commissioner for standards, Daniel Greenberg, has launched probes into both Conor Burns, the MP for Bournemouth West, and Jonathan Gullis, who represents Stoke-on-Trent North.
This states: “Members must only use information which they have received in confidence in the course of their parliamentary activities in connection with those activities, and never for other purposes.”Burns was knighted in Johnson's resignation honours list, and was sacked by Truss after a"complaint of serious misconduct" was made against him following the Conservative Party's conference.
Two other MPs are also currently under investigation by the standards watchdog: former Conservatives turned independents Andrew Bridgen and Bob Stewart. Reports said that Gove had been hosted by Conservative donor David Meller, whose firm he had referred to officials after an offer of help providing personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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