Backbencher Cox says it's up to voters if they want to kick him out...
Daily Express|November 11, 2021
FORMER Cabinet minister Sir Geoffrey Cox has denied breaking parliamentary rules by carrying out paid legal work in his House of Commons office.
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Backbencher Cox says it's up to voters if they want to kick him out...

The ex-attorney general is thought to have attended a virtual meeting to advise the British Virgin Islands over a corruption probe by the Foreign Office.

Labour has referred him to the Commons standards commissioner as rules stipulate MPs cannot use public resources, such as parliamentary offices, for “personal or financial benefit”.

Sir Geoffrey said it was up to voters to decide whether he remains an MP.

The QC – who offered legal advice to the islands that could earn him more than £1million on top of his £81,900 MP’s salary – said he would co-operate with any investigation.

Footage from September of Sir Geoffrey participating in a virtual hearing, from what appears to be his Commons office, is online.

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