20-07-2018 16:30 via theguardian.com

Breaking vote pairs has dire consequences, says Michael Heseltine

Peer voices concern as PM insists breach of Commons convention was honest mistakeBreaking House of Commons voting conventions has “appalling consequences for the management of government”, Michael Heseltine has warned, as Theresa May continued to insist this week’s breach of pairing rules was an honest mistake.Lord Heseltine, who was a cabinet minister when John Major’s government was defeated over the Maastricht treaty, said he was deeply concerned at the idea of May pus
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