Ian Paisley Jr, who did not declare the visits on the Commons register, is one of ten MPs on whom Mrs May is relying for a governing majority Niall Carson/PAOne of Theresa May’s Northern Irish allies accepted free holidays from Sri Lanka before calling for Britain to sign a free-trade deal with the country, it was claimed last night. Ian Paisley Jr, a Democratic Unionist Party MP, took two all-expenses-paid trips to Sri Lanka during 2013 along with his wife and four children, The Daily Telegraph reported. Mr Paisley, who did not declare the visits on the Commons register, is one of ten MPs on whom Mrs May is relying for a governing majority after her general election gamble backfired in June. He flew to Sri Lanka in business class, stayed in luxury hotels and was provided with a chauffeur-driven car and helicopter travel during the holidays, which were worth a total of £100,000,…

Source: The Times September 07, 2017 23:03 UTC