Theresa May urged to remover Tory whip from George Osborne over editor role

Theresa May has been urged to strip George Osborne of the Tory whip to avoid a conflict of interest between his new role as a newspaper editor and being an MP.

Theresa May urged to remover Tory whip from George Osborne over editor role

Theresa May has been urged to strip George Osborne of the Tory whip to avoid a conflict of interest between his new role as a newspaper editor and being an MP.

Labour said it was "intolerable" for the operation of a free press that a Fleet Street boss should also be subject to the control of party enforcers.

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