A total of 38 MPs have sat as Independents at some point during the current Parliament.
The number of Independent MPs has now risen to 18 after Mark Menzies lost the Conservative whip over allegations he misused campaign funds.
She subsequently apologised, suggesting “errors arose” in her initial draft letter to the newspaper, but remains subject to an internal investigation by the Labour Party and has not had the whip returned to her.Crispin Blunt had the Conservative whip withdrawn following his arrest on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances in October 2023.Andrew Bridgen had the Conservative whip suspended in January 2023 after he tweeted comments comparing the Covid vaccine to the Holocaust.
He is also facing allegations that he “boasted” about bringing sex workers into Parliament for drinks.Sir Jeffrey Donaldson resigned as DUP leader after he was charged with historical sex offences Senior Tory Julian Knight had the whip suspended in December 2022 after it emerged that he was the subject of an allegation of serious sexual assault reported to the Metropolitan Police.
In a statement, he accused the party of a lack of urgency in pursuing independence and was then expelled, with the SNP saying MPs should not “pick and choose” when they hold the party whip.Labour suspended Conor McGinn in December 2022 pending an internal party investigation into a complaint against him. The nature of the complaint has not been made public.Mark Menzies lost the Conservative whip late on Wednesday after The Times published allegations that he had misused campaign funds.
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