Speaker demands answers after Conservative MP accuses government of ‘snooping’ on him

During cabinet office questions today, Conservative MP Sir Christopher Chope asked the minister about the tabs it has been keeping on backbench MPs.

Sir Christopher said: “Can he explain why the rapid response unit was using taxpayers’ money to snoop on me. And who authorised this and why?”.

The Speaker Lindsay Hoyle added: “If there are dossiers on MPs I think we do need to know. I could be very tempted if somebody was to put a UQ in to get to the bottom”.