Exclusive: Standards committee proposal aims to improve staff safety but critics say it will further reduce public trust UK politics live – latest updates MPs are planning to redact the names of 2,000 parliamentary staff from an official register that has been in place for decades, in a move that experts say will reduce transparency around lobbying by passholders. The proposal has been put forward by the House of Commons standards committee after evidence sessions held in private with staff unions, which raised concerns about the safety of those working for MPs. Continue reading...