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| Labour investigates MP accused of altercation in House of Commons | Labour investigates MP accused of altercation in House of Commons |
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| Paul Farrelly denies allegations he was involved in fracas with colleague in voting lobby after late-night Brexit debate | Paul Farrelly denies allegations he was involved in fracas with colleague in voting lobby after late-night Brexit debate |
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| Sun 19 Nov 2017 10.19 GMT | Sun 19 Nov 2017 10.19 GMT |
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| Labour has launched an investigation into an MP who was allegedly involved in a fracas with a colleague in the voting lobby of the House of Commons after a late-night Brexit debate. | Labour has launched an investigation into an MP who was allegedly involved in a fracas with a colleague in the voting lobby of the House of Commons after a late-night Brexit debate. |
| Paul Farrelly denies allegations in the Mail on Sunday that he was involved in an altercation with fellow Labour MP James Frith after confronting two other colleagues – Ruth Smeeth and Gareth Snell – in a Commons bar. | Paul Farrelly denies allegations in the Mail on Sunday that he was involved in an altercation with fellow Labour MP James Frith after confronting two other colleagues – Ruth Smeeth and Gareth Snell – in a Commons bar. |
| But a Labour spokeswoman said a number of complaints had been made to the party’s chief whip, Nick Brown, and Farrelly was now being investigated. | But a Labour spokeswoman said a number of complaints had been made to the party’s chief whip, Nick Brown, and Farrelly was now being investigated. |
| The events are alleged to have taken place after a long debate on the European Union withdrawal bill concluded at about 11pm. | The events are alleged to have taken place after a long debate on the European Union withdrawal bill concluded at about 11pm. |
| Farrelly told the newspaper: “I deny it. I don’t even know who James Frith is.” | Farrelly told the newspaper: “I deny it. I don’t even know who James Frith is.” |
| Responding to allegations he used offensive language, he said: “That’s not something I would say. That’s absolute nonsense.” | Responding to allegations he used offensive language, he said: “That’s not something I would say. That’s absolute nonsense.” |
| He said he did not get on with Smeeth and Snell, whose Stoke constituencies border his in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. | He said he did not get on with Smeeth and Snell, whose Stoke constituencies border his in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. |
| “The fact is that the new MPs for Stoke North and Stoke Central are rather different to the colleagues I have [previously] had in the Potteries. The fact we don’t get on is an open secret.” | “The fact is that the new MPs for Stoke North and Stoke Central are rather different to the colleagues I have [previously] had in the Potteries. The fact we don’t get on is an open secret.” |
| The Labour spokeswoman said: “A number of complaints have been made to the chief whip with regard to the behaviour of a Labour MP. These are being investigated in line with the standing orders of the parliamentary Labour party. It would therefore be inappropriate to comment further on this matter.” | The Labour spokeswoman said: “A number of complaints have been made to the chief whip with regard to the behaviour of a Labour MP. These are being investigated in line with the standing orders of the parliamentary Labour party. It would therefore be inappropriate to comment further on this matter.” |
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