How many crooks are in the Commons?

As politicians complain about a Britain in decline, perhaps they should look closer to home. Mr S can reveal that, over the last five years, a total of nine staff have been probed for criminal activity allegations – and yet fewer than half were dismissed. Talk about falling standards, eh?

The Freedom of Information response revealed that since April 2020, nine people employed by either the Commons or the joint departments of parliament have been investigated for criminal offences ‘which would call into question their ability or suitability to work in their current post’. You don’t say! More telling, however, was the admission from parliament’s lower house that while there is a record of how many of these staff were subsequently sacked, the count cannot be divulged owing to it being fewer than five of those probed – which could lead to identification of the individuals in question.