Sleaze row rumbles on as Tory MP torpedoes motion to scrap standards reform

Sleaze row rumbles on as Tory MP torpedoes motion to scrap standards reform

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A Conservative MP has blocked an attempt by the Government to scrap the controversial standards reforms that sparked Westminster’s sleaze row.
Veteran Tory Christopher Chope was seen to shout ‘object’ in the Commons chamber when the motion was moved, meaning it could not be approved on Monday evening.
It aimed to rescind the so-called Leadsom amendment, which looked to…

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