Standards commissioner: Consider sanctioning rule-breaking MPs through pensions
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Daniel Greenberg said increasing the level of sanctions for MPs who walk away is “something we should be considering carefully”. But he said the issue would need to be looked at “very carefully” and should not be something to “leap at as an instant answer” or in response to a specific case. What you’ve mentioned is something we should think about, certainly not something to sort of leap at as an instant answer.” Mr Greenwood was asked again about MPs quitting after being found to have broken the rules – and if, in such cases, looking at the package of support given to them should be considered. “The lack of trust is really dangerous and it’s really undeserved,” he said, adding that the “vast majority” of MPs are committed to high standards while also noting that was not true for every case.
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