Cabinet minister Lucy Powell has told the Press Association that Westminster “definitely had a perception” of a poor working culture, but a new cohort of MPs presents an “opportunity to establish better working practices and better standards of culture and behaviour”.
After July’s General Election, a total of 335 new MPs arrived in Westminster, more than half of the 650 total bloc, including 214 for Labour.
In September, a new Commons modernisation committee set out that overhauling standards would be among its priorities, with MPs’ second jobs also due under the spotlight.
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