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Tim Yeo MP 'dropped' by South Suffolk Tories | |
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Conservative MP Tim Yeo has been dropped by his constituency party. | |
The decision was made by the South Suffolk Conservative Association in a secret ballot on Friday evening. | The decision was made by the South Suffolk Conservative Association in a secret ballot on Friday evening. |
Last month, Mr Yeo, who has been MP for South Suffolk since 1983, was cleared by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards of breaking lobbying rules. | Last month, Mr Yeo, who has been MP for South Suffolk since 1983, was cleared by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards of breaking lobbying rules. |
The Tory MP was secretly filmed by Sunday Times investigators posing as representatives of a fictional energy company seeking to hire his services. | The Tory MP was secretly filmed by Sunday Times investigators posing as representatives of a fictional energy company seeking to hire his services. |
The paper said he had admitted telling a business associate what to say in evidence to the committee he chaired. | The paper said he had admitted telling a business associate what to say in evidence to the committee he chaired. |
But the watchdog said the newspaper had used "subterfuge, misrepresentation and selective quotation" in its report. | But the watchdog said the newspaper had used "subterfuge, misrepresentation and selective quotation" in its report. |
Mr Yeo, a former environment minister, had previously told the BBC that he intended to stand again in 2015. | Mr Yeo, a former environment minister, had previously told the BBC that he intended to stand again in 2015. |
If he does not accept the decision he can appeal or apply to be the new candidate when the selection process gets under way. |