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Starmer says opponents making ‘any allegation they can’ over Mandelson vetting

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is reportedly pressing for Sir Keir Starmer’s referral to the Privileges Committee claiming he misled MPs.

Evening Standard

Starmer-Mandelson latest: Dismissal of Robbins over vetting scandal ‘wholly unacceptable’, says ex-Labour minister

Denis MacShane said he had never seen such a ‘fallout’ between No 10 and the civil service

The Independent UK

Ralph Babet refuses to accept sanction over ‘offensive’ and ‘disrespectful’ comments on social media

United Australia party senator says commission findings are ‘dumb’ and he will not undergo ‘ridiculous’ sensitivity training after posting slurs online

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‘Mark Latham is a pig’: NSW MP criticised for allegedly taking covert photos of female colleagues in parliament

Premier Chris Minns says former One Nation MP’s alleged remarks about female MPs in messages to his then partner ‘troubling’

The Guardian - AU

A haka, a political standoff, and tikanga in Parliament

Today from The Detail: The Treaty Principles Bill is all but dead, but the fallout from a protest haka in Parliament has Te Pāti Māori MPs at odds with the Privileges Committee .

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Ungovernable by Simon Hart review: A tale of brothels, backbiting, and Conservative politics

The revelations are out from Simon Hart’s book: The Political Diaries of a Chief Whip. There’s the one about being woken at 4am by an MP who was being held in a Bayswater brothel by blackmailers, not to be confused with another MP, Mark Menzies, who found it difficult to…

Evening Standard

Legal threat against Labor MP by business associate of Stuart Robert to be assessed for potential contempt of parliament

Powerful privileges committee will review complaint from Labor’s Julian Hill about defamation concerns notice from lawyers for John Margerison

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Proceedings initiated against BJP MLAs for creating ruckus in Himachal Assembly: Speaker

BJP MLAs face proceedings for ruckus in Himachal Pradesh Assembly, referred to Privileges Committee by Speaker.

The Hindu

SC stays LS privileges panel proceedings summoning West Bengal Chief Secretary, others for ‘injuring’ BJP MP

Supreme Court stays Lok Sabha Privileges Committee proceedings against West Bengal Chief Secretary on BJP MP's complaint.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha privileges panel recommends that Speaker revoke suspension of three Congress MPs after they express ‘regret’

Congress MPs Vijaykumar Vasanth, Abdul Khaleque, and J. Jayakumar have expressed regret for their alleged disrespect to the Chair during the Winter Session of Parliament.

The Hindu

BRS MLCs lodge complaint over CM’s remarks on council, its members

Three BRS members of the Legislative Council — S. Vani Devi, M.S. Prabhakar Rao and Deshapathi Srinivas — submitted separate representations to Chairman of the Upper House Gutha Sukender Reddy on January 9 to refer the matter of “objectionable remarks” made by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy against the council…

The Hindu

Privileges panel to seek responses from 11 suspended Rajya Sabha MPs

The Privileges Committee of the Rajya Sabha, in a meeting held in New Delhi decided to seek responses from 11 members suspended on charges of breach of privilege during the recently concluded Winter Session of Parliament. Their suspension is pending till the report of the panel, headed by Deputy Chairman…

The Hindu

LS and RS Privileges Committees to meet next week to hear suspended MPs

The Privileges Committees of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are scheduled to meet next week, where 14 opposition MPs will put across their views over their suspension. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Privileges Panel of Rajya Sabha to meet on January 9, hear 11 suspended MPs

The Privileges Committee of Rajya Sabha is scheduled to meet next week, where 11 opposition MPs will be given an opportunity to put across their views over the issue of their suspension for unruly conduct during the recently concluded Winter Session of Parliament. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Suspension of Opposition members | Privileges Committee of Lok Sabha to meet on January 12

The Privileges Committee of Lok Sabha will meet next week to examine the issue of suspension of three Congress members from the House during the Winter Session for unruly behaviour.

Dynamite News

47 MPs suspended from Parliament for remaining Winter Session over "misconduct"

The motion for the suspension of MPs was moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi. When the House reassembled at 3 pm after adjournments. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

'Cash-For-Query' Case: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan writes to LS Speaker on ethics panel proceedings against Mahua Moitra

In a four-page letter to the speaker, Adhir said there is no clear-cut demarcation in the roles envisaged for the Privileges Committee and the Ethics Committee. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

I sought action against Bidhuri for slurs, but I got notice to explain ‘misconduct’, says BSP MP Danish Ali

BSP MP Danish Ali wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to protest against a notice

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Parliamentary panels applying different standards in dealing with complaints by and against BJP MPs: BSP MP Danish Ali

Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali has accused Parliamentary panels of applying different standards to recent complaints filed by and against MPs from the ruling BJP.

The Independent UK

MP John Nicolson avoids punishment for making letter from Speaker public

The report of the Privileges Committee said the MP’s actions were ‘highly regrettable’ but his apology meant no action would be taken.

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP dodges punishment over breach of obscure Commons rule

JOHN NICOLSON has avoided any punishment for breaking obscure parliamentary rules which ultimately saw “abuse to be directed at the Speaker”…

The Hindu

Privileges Committee to hear BJP's Bidhuri on Oct 10 at first meet on row involving his remarks against Danish Ali

Lok Sabha Privileges Committee to hear complaints against BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri on October 10. Complaints allege improper conduct during a discussion in Lok Sabha. Opposition leaders wrote to Speaker seeking action against Bidhuri, while BJP members accused Ali of disparaging PM Modi.

The Hindu

Privileges Committee to hear complaints against BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has referred complaints against BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri for using abusive language against BSP MP Danish Ali to the Privileges Committee. INDIA parties submitted complaints and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey also complained against Ali for allegedly making provocative remarks against PM Modi.

The Hindu

BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri’s remarks must be probed by Privileges Committee: Opposition

The Opposition also targeted the BJP, saying such incidents were no longer surprising.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha Speaker revokes Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s suspension after Privilege panel’s resolution

The Privileges Committee of Lok Sabha on August 30 unanimously adopted a resolution to revoke the suspension of Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from the lower house.

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