Jo Swinson

The Lib Dem leader has called to be included in the debates Jo Swinson has described the decision to exclude from televised leadership debates as “sexist” and has urged ITV to include her alongside prime minister Boris Johnson and  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. The Lib Democrats’ female MPs, MEPs and peers wrote an open letter […]

6 years ago

‘Principle, integrity and standards matter. Without those, what’s left?’ It has been claimed that Julian Smith, the chief whip of the Conservative Party, urged three Tory MPs to ignore ‘pairing’ arrangements in the Commons on Tuesday. ‘Pairing’ is an arrangement between two MPs of opposing parties that allows them to miss occasional votes in the House. […]

8 years ago