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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Vote on plans to bar MPs accused of sexual or violent offences delayed

Palace of Westminster
The FDA and Prospect civil service unions fear calls for the ban to be enacted may lose momentum over the summer recess. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy

Long-awaited plans to bar MPs and peers accused of sexual or violent offences from Westminster will be “kicked into the long grass”, it is feared, as plans to hold a debate on the proposals have been delayed.

Commons leader Penny Mordaunt confirmed that MPs will debate whether MPs should be barred from entering the parliamentary estate once they are subject to police investigation on Monday, but there will be no vote.

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