MPs face being barred from attending Parliament if they are arrested for serious sexual or violent offences after the Commons voted to reverse moves to water down the measures. The House of Commons Commission initially proposed that a risk assessment would take place on whether an MP should be prevented from attending the parliamentary estate if they were arrested on suspicion of committing a violent or sexual offence. The proposal was later revised so the threshold for a ban was at the point of charge. But MPs voted 170 to 169, majority one, in favour of a proposal from Liberal Democrat Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife) to revert to the threshold being an arrest. Great result in the Commons. The House voted 170:169 to allow a risk based assessment at arrest of an MP for a violent or sexual crime rather than just at charge. — Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) May 13, 2024 The division list showed eight Conservative MPs voted in favour of the amendment, including former prime minister Theresa May, while Natalie Elphicke – who defected to Labour from the Tories last week – also supported it. MPs have previously only been prevented from attending the parliamentary estate by...