Quiz of The Week: 6 - 12 November

MPs are in the spotlight and the firing line following further allegations of sleaze and reports of drunken antics during an official overseas trip.

Former attorney general Geoffrey Cox made headlines after being referred to the Commons standards commissioner. The Tory MP is accused of breaching parliamentary rules by using his Commons office to defend the government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in a corruption case brought by the UK Foreign Office.

And Cox faced further criticism after being named as one of a group of MPs found to be claiming taxpayers’ money to fund London rental payments while also letting out property in the capital.

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As the sleaze claims continued to grow, a group of three MPs also ran into trouble with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace for reportedly being drunk and “lairy” during an overseas trip to meet troops at an Armistice Day event.

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Need a reminder of some of the other headlines over the past seven days?

• The US and China announced a last-minute deal at Cop26 to cooperate more closely on combating climate change. The pact came as negotiators at the summit in Glasgow rushed to agree a final deal between the participating nations.
• Associated Newspapers Limited, owner of The Mail on Sunday, launched an appeal against Meghan Markel’s successful privacy claim. ANL’s lawyers want to use what The Mirror described as “bombshell” new evidence to challenge the duchess’s case.
• A new study found that the time people drift off to sleep at night may have significant implications for their heart health.
• The crisis between Belarus and Poland escalated, with Warsaw warning of a potential armed escalation if migrants do not stop travelling to the border between the two countries.
• And experts were split over whether India is facing another Covid-19 crisis, with some suggesting the country has “beaten” the virus, while others fear that a fresh wave of infections is imminent.