Theresa May slams Boris Johnsons Government over Tory sleaze scandal

Speaker Lindsay Hoyle announced that a motion approving the standards report into the former minister had been passed without a formal division. It was the third time the findings had come before the House, with Boris Johnson having caused a meltdown with an abortive attempt to save his ally from punishment a fortnight ago. The second effort was derailed late last night when veteran Tory Christopher Chope shouted object, forcing the government to bring a debate and vote today. Despite a furious backlash from colleagues who branded him a selfish tw, Sir Christopher insisted this afternoon that he had no regrets about stopping the measure going through on the nod. Opening the hourlong debate, Leader of the House Jacob ReesMogg humbly admitted he had made a mistake in pushing the retrospective overhaul of the standards system. Former PM Theresa May also waded in by condemning the government s behaviour as illjudged and just plain wrong.