UK Government Halts Plan to Overhaul Parliament Disciplinary Process Following Backlash

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside United Nations headquarters during the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly, in New York, on Sept. 20, 2021. David 'Dee' Delgado/Reuters

The UK government has reversed the plan to overhaul the disciplinary process for MPs after it was derailed by an intense cross-party boycott.

Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg said on Thursday that he would now seek “cross-party” changes to the system after Labour and other opposition parties refused to take part in a Tory-led committee tasked with the review.