Neil Parish's Exit Interview

Neil Parish, the MP who resigned after it was revealed he had watched porn in the Commons, joins Christopher Hope to give his final interview before handing in his badge at Westminster. The former Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton expresses his wish to apologise to the witnesses directly, argues that the complaint procedure does not allow for MPs who want to admit wrongdoing, and hints at a possible return as an independent MP - watch this space. Also on the podcast, Leader of the Commons Mark Spencer MP on how to improve the culture in parliament and whether keeping the calibre of MPs high means an awkward conversation about pay. For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper |Sign up to the Chopper's Politics newsletter: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/newsletters |Listen to Ukraine: The Latest: playpodca.st/ukraine |Email: [email protected] | Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.