A former Labour MP has been convicted of submitting a series of fraudulent expenses claims after a trial heard he had a serious cocaine addiction while in Parliament and owed thousands of pounds to a drug dealer. Jared O’Mara, 41, defeated the then-Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, a Liberal Democrat, in the Sheffield Hallam constituency…

A Labour MP has resigned—after a parliamentary watchdog upheld complaints of “serious sexual misconduct” by a young assistant—triggering a by-election. Christian Matheson, 54, had denied the allegations but said he had decided to resign as MP for the City of Chester, a constituency he had held since 2015. The Independent Expert Panel had recommended a suspension of…

A former Labour MP who was convicted of harassing a love rival has lost her appeal against conviction but her sentence has been reduced, meaning her constituents will no longer be able to recall her. A judge ruled on Thursday that Claudia Webbe, who is currently representing Leicester East as an independent, had not threatened…

A senior British Labour MP is set to be suspended from the Commons for two days for bullying a member of staff. Former cabinet minister Liam Byrne has apologised for his conduct against former staff member David Barker, who worked in his Birmingham Hodge Hill constituency. Byrne was found to have ostracized Barker between March 20…