He’s back! Tory MP Geoffrey Cox returns to the House of Commons for the first time since revelations were published about his lucrative second job as a barrister in the Caribbean
- He quietly entered the chamber tonight at the end of a statement by the PM
- He stayed for around 10 minutes, sitting on the backbenches and chatting
- Ex-attorney general is under fire for working as a lawyer in the Caribbean
Under-pressure Tory MP Geoffrey Cox made a low key return to the House of Commons tonight amid a furore about his lucrative outside work as a barrister.
The West Devon MP quietly entered the chamber tonight at the end of a statement by the Prime Minister about the Cop26 climate conference.
He stayed for around 10 minutes, sitting on the backbenches and chatting with other Tory MPs before leaving again, according to eyewitnesses.
Labour shadow minister Luke Pollard was among those who spotted Mr Cox enter the Commons, tweeting: ‘Bloody hell. Guess who has just walked into the Commons? It’s only Geoffrey Cox. Can you believe it?’
The West Devon MP quietly entered the chamber tonight at the end of a statement by the Prime Minister about the Cop26 climate conference.
Labour shadow minister Luke Pollard was among those who spotted Mr Cox enter the Commons
The former attorney general is under fire for spending weeks working as a high-ranking lawyer in the Caribbean while Parliament has been sitting, apparently with the approval of the Tory Party.
Sir Geoffrey voted in Parliament remotely from the Caribbean while advising the government of the British Virgin Islands, a tax haven accused of corruption.
He has also been referred to Parliament’s sleaze watchdog after appearing to use his Commons office for a hearting via Zoom.
He denies all the allegations.
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