Tory Brexiteer MP who attended conference alongside far-right politicians avoids suspension
Brexiteer MP Daniel Kawczynski. Photograph: Sky News. - Credit: Archant
A Tory Brexiteer MP who was widely criticised for speaking alongside far-right politicians at an Italian conference has been reprimanded by the party - but not suspended.
Daniel Kawczynski defied critics to speak at an event in Rome as part of a line-up that included Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban and Italy's Matteo Salvini.
The Shrewsbury and Atcham MP was condemned by the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the government's envoy for post-Holocaust issues, the Tory Lord Pickles.
But a Conservative Party spokeswoman said despite the appearance being "unacceptable" the MP would not be suspended.
"Daniel Kawczynski has been formally warned that his attendance at this event was not acceptable, particularly in light of the views of some of those in attendance, which we utterly condemn, and that he is expected to hold himself to higher standards," she said.
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