Tories in the House of Commons have come under fire after telling Labour MP Sarah Owen to “sit down”. The fiery exchange came after Conservative MP Paul Howell had apologised for suggesting three Labour MPs, including Ms Owen, should “shut up” in a recent Commons debate.
A HuffPost article later accused Mr Howell of failing to declare his 17 properties during that same debate. It was about whether Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng should be allowed to accept thousands of pounds in severance pay.
Raising a point of order in the chamber on Monday (November 28), the Sedgefield MP said the accusations on social media that he did not give an appropriate declaration of his interests were not true and that he had checked with the Commons Speaker’s office, reports PA.
