A Nottinghamshire MP could be suspended from Parliament after a report accused him and other Conservatives of trying to "interfere" with an investigation into Boris Johnson. Brendan Clarke-Smith, a former Nottingham councillor who has served as Bassetlaw's MP since 2019, served as a minister under Boris Johnson and has continued his public support of the former Prime Minister since he left Downing Street.
This support has included criticisms of a House of Commons committee which investigated whether Mr Johnson misled Parliament over lockdown parties in Number 10. The Privileges Committee published its findings in early June and ruled that Mr Johnson did mislead the House of Commons, recommending a suspension of 90 days.
This proposal became redundant after Mr Johnson resigned as an MP before the report was published. But the former Prime Minister will lose his parliamentary pass, usually afforded to former MPs.
