Overview

• The House of Commons voted 170 to 169 to implement the new exclusion rules.
• The measure reverses the government's attempt to only ban MPs upon being charged.
• A Commons panel will decide on the risk and exclusion of MPs at the point of arrest.
• Labour MP Jess Phillips and Lib Dem MP Wendy Chamberlain led the push for tougher rules.
• The decision is hailed as a significant step towards improving safeguarding in Parliament.