{"id":1089147,"date":"2021-12-06T09:13:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1089147"},"modified":"2021-12-06T09:13:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:13:56","slug":"cocaine-traces-found-in-uk-parliament-amidst-reports-of-widespread-drugs-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cocaine-traces-found-in-uk-parliament-amidst-reports-of-widespread-drugs-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocaine Traces Found in UK Parliament Amidst Reports of Widespread Drugs Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcocaine-traces-found-in-uk-parliament-amidst-reports-of-widespread-drugs-abuse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1089147&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/british-police-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The Speaker of the House of Commons is taking seriously reports of widespread drugs abuse amid traces of cocaine being found in several lavatories in Parliament, saying he will raise the allegations with Scotland Yard.<\/p>\n<p>The House of Commons Commission is also considering using sniffer dogs, following reports from<em> The Times<\/em> on Sunday alleging evidence of the Class A drug cocaine in Parliamentary toilets. Whistleblowers claim that widespread drug abuse is an \u201copen secret\u201d on the Parliamentary Estate, not just amongst staff but MPs, also.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The newspaper of record had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/sniffer-dogs-could-prowl-corridors-of-power-amid-claims-drug-abuse-is-rife-rsfx6hg9t\">claimed<\/a> that drugs detection wipes, commonly used in nightclubs, found evidence of cocaine in 11 out of 12 restrooms tested on the Parliamentary Estate, including in the toilets near the private office of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel.<\/p>\n<p>Other places where drugs reportedly were found on the Estate&nbsp;\u2014 which is comprised of the Palace and other parliamentary buildings in Westminster \u2014 include three toilets in Portcullis House, the toilet near the press gallery, the lavatories close to the Lords\u2019 bar and Strangers\u2019 Bar (which is for MPs, officers of Parliament, and their staff and guests), and the men\u2019s bathroom behind the Speaker\u2019s chair.<\/p>\n<p>The claims come two months after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/10\/14\/two-drug-dealer-arrests-and-17-narcotics-crimes-at-parliament-last-year-report\/\">report<\/a>&nbsp;suggested that drug dealers had been arrested and 17 narcotics offences had taken place in Parliament last year. The year before, it was revealed that a prison launched a drugs probe after a letter sent to an inmate from Parliament had triggered the drugs detection system and was found to have traces of ecstasy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>A whistleblower in Parliament <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/its-common-to-see-messed-up-people-wandering-the-halls-s2kj8xdxz\">wrote<\/a> for <em>The Times<\/em> that drugs use in Parliament was an \u201copen secret\u201d, claiming it was \u201crelatively common\u201d to \u201csee people, particularly MPs\u2019 staff, who are messed up. You see them wandering the halls, with a glazed look, staggering about.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.4464285714286\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prime Minister Boris Johnson says &#8216;it&#8217;s a long time since a government has said class A drugs are bad for society&#8217; when he is asked about the alleged use of drugs in Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p7OHf1GaNP\">https:\/\/t.co\/p7OHf1GaNP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KUKjRIT5Nv\">pic.twitter.com\/KUKjRIT5Nv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky News (@SkyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNews\/status\/1467785433606144001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Times<\/em> also claimed that a former MP had not only put a drug dealer on the payroll but was alleged to have dealt drugs himself. The newspaper also alleged that \u201cmany sources\u201d have told them there is a group of MPs who engage in casual cocaine use, with one source quoted as saying \u201cI have seen an MP openly snorting cocaine at a party\u201d in front of journalists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMPs tend to be more careful than staff and will go back to their office to do it rather than doing it in any of the public spaces, but I have heard of one staffer who walked in on their MP doing a late-night line at their desk,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p>Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said the reports of the hard drug found in the halls of power were \u201cdeeply concerning\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-politics-59539589\">telling<\/a> the BBC on Sunday: \u201cThe accounts of drug misuse in Parliament given to the Sunday Times are deeply concerning, and I will be raising them as a priority with the Metropolitan Police next week. I expect to see full and effective enforcement of the law.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhile Parliament provides extensive support services for any staff or Members who may need help with drug misuse \u2013 and I would encourage anyone struggling with such issues to take up such help \u2013 for those who choose to flout the law and bring the institution into disrepute the sanctions are serious.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.3988439306358\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Policing Minister Kit Malthouse says &#8216;I&#8217;d be surprised if there weren&#8217;t some lifestyle users of drugs&#8217; amongst people who work in Parliament, adding &#8216;lifestyle&#8217; users of class A drugs are &#8216;driving much of the violence that we see from drug use&#8217;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KayBurley?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KayBurley<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RsTiaZiS7l\">https:\/\/t.co\/RsTiaZiS7l<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7pWOINEFBx\">pic.twitter.com\/7pWOINEFBx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky News (@SkyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNews\/status\/1467755327382765568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Conservative MP Chris Walker, the chairman of the Administration Committee which discusses services for staff and MPs at Parliament and which advises the House of Commons Commission, said that sniffer dogs may be employed to root out drugs users.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe House of Commons has a long history of using sniffer dogs to detect explosives,\u201d Mr Walker said, adding: \u201cIt may be that we now need to broaden the range of sniffer dogs\u2026 to include those which can detect drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a case of apparent odd timing, as these allegations are being revealed Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/middle-class-drug-users-face-loss-of-passports-and-driving-licences-9j3z0l3kw\">plans<\/a> to punish middle-class (which in Britain refers to the wealthier professional, university-educated class) drugs users, including confiscating their driving licences and passports.<\/p>\n<p>The plans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/16941848\/boris-johnson-drugs-crackdown-war\/\">reported<\/a> in<em> The Sun<\/em> and picked up later by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2021\/dec\/05\/users-of-class-a-drugs-in-uk-face-losing-passport-say-reports-of-proposals\"><em> The Guardian<\/em> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/middle-class-drug-users-face-loss-of-passports-and-driving-licences-9j3z0l3kw\"><em>Times<\/em><\/a> are believed to be announced this week and will form part of Johnson\u2019s new war on drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to<em> The Sun on Sunday<\/em>, Prime Minister Johnson said he was looking at \u201cnew ways\u201d of penalising hard drugs abusers \u2014 \u201cthings that will actually interfere with their lives so we will look at taking away passports and driving licences.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.80625\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two Drug Dealer Arrests and 17 Narcotics Crimes at Parliament Last Year: Report <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sHsiCFqx0P\">https:\/\/t.co\/sHsiCFqx0P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1448567753825214465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Speaker of the House of Commons is taking seriously reports of 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