Jo Swinson pairing row: Conservatives admit chief whip asked MPs to break arrangements

Julian Smith made error in asking Tory MP to vote despite pact with Lib Dem, say party sourcesThe Conservatives have been forced to admit that their chief whip asked MPs to breach Commons voting conventions in knife-edge Brexit votes on Tuesday, as opposition parties demanded he quit and queried the accuracy of the prime minister’s account of events. Related: The cheating of Jo Swinson has exposed the UK parliament’s rotten coreContinue reading...