Rob Roberts is set to be spared from a potential by-election despite a six-week suspension from the Commons for sexual misconductBoris Johnson has rejected calls for an MP who was found guilty of sexual misconduct to face sanctions beyond a six-week suspension from the House of Commons. The prime minister said Rob Roberts, the 41-year-old MP for Delyn, had already received “condign punishment” because he had had the Conservative whip temporarily withheld. SponsoredThe government will set out plans on Thursday to close the loophole which means Roberts will not face a by-election even though the Welsh MP has admitted to “completely improper” behaviour. MPs will also vote to approve Roberts’s six-week suspension from the Commons. At prime minister’s questions, however, Johnson was asked by Gerald Jones, the Labour MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, to introduce emergency legislation to close the loophole that stops Roberts’s

Source: The Times May 26, 2021 08:15 UTC