MP apologises over loan

London - Conservative MP, Mr Tony Baldry, apologised to the House of Commons yesterday for failing to disclose that a man he …

London - Conservative MP, Mr Tony Baldry, apologised to the House of Commons yesterday for failing to disclose that a man he recommended for a national honour had just lent him £5,000. Mr Baldry (49) was forced to say sorry to fellow MPs after the Standards and Privileges Committee found him guilty of breaching its code of conduct.

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