Losing the whip: who are the 18 UK MPs sitting as independents?
Briefly

In the past 10 days, two Conservative MPs have lost the party whip over misconduct allegations. William Wragg and Mark Menzies bolster the ranks of what has become the fourth largest party in the Commons - the independents...
This steady stream of misconduct cases has been likened to the Tory sleaze scandals which dogged John Major in the 1990s, and has led to calls for better vetting of parliamentary candidates...
Read at www.theguardian.com
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