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Straw and Rifkind 'broke no lobbying rules'

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Dave Garnett 17 Sep 2015

I see that the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has cleared Jack Straw and Malcolm Rifkind of anything other than minor errors of judgement and a small technical breach of the rules on use of parliamentary resources (Straw had a meeting in his office, for which he says there were extenuating circumstances anyway).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34279476

I seem to recall quite a long thread about 'snouts in the trough' when this blew up:
http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=610051

Seems only fair to raise it again.

Post edited at 13:50

Mike Highbury 17 Sep 2015

In reply to Dave Garnett:

> I see that the Parliamentary Standards Commisioner has cleared Jack Straw and Malcolm Rifkind of anything other than minor errors of judgement and a small technical breach of the rules on use of parliamentary resources (having a meeting in his office, for which he says there were extenuating circumstances anyway).

And a couple of weeks ago it was suggested in the press that this did for Straw's peerage as well.

Hyphin 17 Sep 2015

In reply to Dave Garnett:

yea and if all the subbies in the world say it's ok to do homers, that'll be fine with the main contractor. After all their mates said it was ok!!!