The Brent South representative was temporarily suspended from the Commons in July after she accused the Prime Minister of lying to MPs. Parliamentary etiquette states politicians must never lie in the Chamber and anyone who accuses one of their colleagues of misleading the House must apologise or be turfed out.
But Ms Butler has now held talks with the Commons Speaker to discuss a plan of action the next time she believes Mr Johnson fails to speak truthfully at the dispatch box. She said: I'm pleased to have met with the Speaker of the House of Commons to discuss possible next steps. This isn't about political point-scoring, it is about preserving the sanctity of Parliament and our democracy. If we had a ministerial code that was the property of the whole House of Commons, then it would apply necessary standards no matter who was in power at the time. READ MORE: PM hints at speeding up vaccine rollout.
This started back in July when I took a stand and temporarily removed Prime Minister's lies in Parliament. Speaking truth to power got the message across loud and clear. On 22 July the Labour MP said in a debate that Mr Johnson had lied over and over again to the House and the country. Speaking about the Prime Minister's record during the pandemic, she claimed people died because of the disputed claims made by Mr Johnson. Among the statements made was that she disagreed with the claim that the link between COVID - 19 infection and serious disease and death had been severed. She said: It s dangerous to lie in a pandemic. Drippy Boris is morphing into Theresa May says BEN HABIB COMMENT Boris forced to deploy emergency Covid plan as pressure grows UPDATE Britons urge Boris to call EU bluff over threats REACTION I am disappointed the Prime Minister has not come to the House to correct the record and correct the fact that he has lied to the House and the country over and over again. Her failure to retract the comment led to the Deputy Speaker suspending her from the Commons for the rest of the day. She has since tabled an Early Day Motion - which will be debated by MPs at an unspecified date - criticising the Prime Minister. It reads: This House believes that trust in the ministerial code has been eroded by the actions of the Prime Minister; further believes that the Prime Minister should no longer be the guardian of the code as he has been shown to lack the moral aptitude needed; and therefore calls for steps to be taken to make the House of Commons responsible for deciding whether alleged breaches should be investigated and determining whether ministers have breached the code.