MPs debated the fallout of last week's U-turn on a vote to reform the disciplinary system for MPs and to reject a recommendation to suspend disgraced former Tory MP Owen Paterson.
No apology from the PM, then. But the prime minister doesn't really do apologies. Perhaps he should think about that. A new Ipsos MORI poll suggests Labour has edged ahead of the Tories and now leads by 36% to 35%.
The Labour leader likened cricket-loving Mr Barclay to a nightwatchman in a Test Match:"Defiantly defending against hostile bowling on a sticky wicket." And to be fair to Mr Barclay, he didn't drop the ball. The SNP's Pete Wishart, the cheeky chappie of the tartan tendency, said poor Mr Barclay had drawn the short straw by having to answer for the government. His leader, Ian Blackford, was missing too, however, at COP26, we were told.
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