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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn and agency

Tory MP Neil Parish says he may have opened porn by mistake in Commons

Neil Parish
Neil Parish revealed he had referred himself to the standards commissioner on Friday afternoon. Photograph: Richard Townshend/UK Parliament/AFP/Getty Images

The senior Conservative MP under investigation for allegedly watching pornography on his phone in the House of Commons chamber has suggested he may have opened it accidentally but has rejected calls to stand down as an MP immediately.

Neil Parish, the MP for Tiverton and Honiton in Devon, had the whip suspended after becoming the fourth MP from his party since the last election to face claims of impropriety.

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