Greg Knight appointed Government Whip

Greg Knight, the MP for East Yorkshire, has been given a new job as a Senior Government Whip as David Cameron continues his reshuffle.

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New jobs for Lincolnshire MPs

Two Lincolnshire MPs have been given Government jobs as David Cameron continues his reshuffle.

Boston and Skegness MP Mark Simmonds becomes a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Fellow Lincolnshire Conservative Nick Boles, who represents Grantham and Stamford, has been given a job as Parliamentary Under Secretary at Dept for Communities and Local Government

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Baroness Warsi - expenses allegations cleared

Baroness Warsi
Baroness Warsi Credit: ITV Yorkshire

The co-chairman of the Conservative Party Baroness Warsi has been cleared of allegations she wrongly claimed Parliamentary expenses.

It was alleged the Dewsbury-born peer had claimed overnight expenses for staying in London while living rent-free at a friend's house.

An official investigation has now exonerated her.

Baroness Warsi guilty of only a "minor" breach of the ministerial code

I asked Sir Alex Allan to look into allegations that Baroness Warsi had breached the ministerial code. He has reported back to me and I am satisfied with the conclusion he has reached that at no point did she use her office for any personal financial gain. He found that while there was a breach of the code it was a minor one for which Baroness Warsi has already apologised. Baroness Warsi is a great asset in building our reputation overseas and representing the British Government abroad in her role as Minister without Portfolio."

– David Cameron

Baroness Warsi - more questions over conduct

A Labour minister has asked for another investigation after Baroness Warsi was accused again of breaking the Ministerial Code.

MP Michael Dugher has asked the Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests to consider reports that Baroness Warsi, from Dewsbury, may have broken the Ministerial Code in other respects than those for which she is already being investigated.

It has been reported Baroness Warsi paid for potential business clients to attend a Conservative Party lunch with the Prime Minister. It is also claimed she used official overseas visits to conduct party business, when she has no ministerial responsibility for foreign affairs. She denies the claim.

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