Ian Paisley has been suspended from the Democratic Unionist Party after he was found to have breached parliamentary rules, party bosses have announced.
It comes after MPs supported a punishment for Mr Paisley recommended by the Committee on Standards during a Commons debate to suspend him for 30 sitting days.
During his suspension, Theresa May’s working majority on key votes could be reduced by one as the prime minister relies on the DUP’s MPs to prop up her fragile government in the Commons through the supply and confidence arrangement.
A DUP statement said: “The Officers of the Democratic Unionist Party have considered the report of the House of Commons Committee on Standards on Ian Paisley MP.
“The party takes this report and the matters contained within it very seriously. The party officers have decided to suspend Mr Ian Paisley MP from membership of the party pending further investigation into his conduct.
“The party does not intend to make any further comment on these matters during the course of the above outlined process.”
The North Antrim MP earlier vowed to fight for his seat if he faces the electorate over his failure to declare two luxury family holidays paid for by the Sri Lankan government.
In March 2014, the senior Democratic Unionist lobbied against a proposed United Nations resolution to investigate alleged human rights abuses during a civil war on the Indian Ocean island without citing his financial benefits.
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