| November 04, 2021   A series of senior Conservatives have disowned Boris Johnson's attempt to neuter parliament's sleaze watchdog in a move which anti-corruption experts branded "a shocking blow to democracy in the UK".
Mr Johnson secured an 18-vote majority in the Commons to prevent the suspension of a Conservative MP who breached parliament's code of conduct and create a new Tory-dominated committee to dictate changes to the way standards allegations are investigated.
But more than 100 Tories did not vote and 13 defied a three-line whip to oppose the move, including Nigel Mills, who told The Independent it was "a dark day for integrity in our political system".
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2021/11/04
Tories vote to tear up rulebook on MP sleaze
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