In the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Members of Parliament (MPs) can be suspended from sitting in the House of Commons by the Speaker for "disorderly conduct".
[1] The Speaker can order an MP removed from the house until the end of the day.
Several short suspensions listed below involve interfering with the ceremonial mace.
The Commons Select Committee on Standards and the Independent Expert Panel are empowered to investigate more serious misconduct and can recommend suspensions.
Since 1642, this occurred for the first time [3] in May 2009 when Labour peers Lord Truscott and Lord Taylor of Blackburn were suspended after a newspaper accused them of offering to change laws for cash.