Galloway Faces Suspension from House of Commons

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THE GUARDIAN: George Galloway should be suspended from the Commons for 18 days, the standards watchdog recommended today.

The finding comes in the wake of an investigation by the commissioner for parliamentary standards into payments to the now-defunct Mariam Appeal charity.

The suspension - which would see the controversial Respect MP stripped of his salary and barred from the Commons - will now be formally voted on by the House of Commons.

The suspension is for 18 sitting days and would begin once the house returns in the autumn. Galloway facing suspension from Commons (more)

THE GUARDIAN:
Galloway's statement in full

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Common Smoke from Commons’ Folk! One Law for the Common Folk, Another Law for the Commons Folk!

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BBC: MPs have been accused of flouting the smoking ban - and even sneaking cigarettes in the Commons toilets.

Although it is not illegal to smoke in the Palace of Westminster, both Houses decided to ban it from Sunday - the same time as the rest of England. MPs ‘smoking in Commons toilets’ (more)

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