They let dogs sniff for drug addicts in the House of Commons

 

 The British House of Commons plans to launch a campaign against drugs in the British Parliament: for this purpose, search dogs can be released throughout the parliament, reports The Times.

House Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said she would investigate the Westminster drug addiction. He promised to involve the police as evidence of cocaine and other illegal substances began to emerge in parliament: traces of them were found in places accessible only to people with parliamentary passes.

 Conservative MP Charles Walker, who heads the administrative committee, said the House of Commons would discuss the issue next week. He recalled that the lower house of the British Parliament has long used search dogs to search for explosives: now it may be necessary to expand their composition and find those who find drugs.

According to the British newspaper, last month the employees of the House of Commons received a notification that the smell of marijuana could be felt between the buildings of the parliament. 

Earlier, it became known that two drug dealers were arrested in or near parliament last year, and 13 people were detained for drug possession. Many sources are now reporting the regular use of cocaine by a group of MPs. Traces of Class A drugs were found during an evening search in 11 of the 12 toilets inspected, including those closest to the offices of the prime minister and interior minister. Some of these toilets can only be reached with MP passes.

 Prime Minister Boris Johnson will introduce new austerity measures against middle-class cocaine users and change the idea that some people can take Class A drugs without any consequences. The publication suggests that the Prime Minister will "teach a lesson" by punishing some of the high-ranking violators. The maximum penalty for any person arrested for possession of illegal substances is seven years in prison.

Dozens of MPs, special advisers, scientists and others, who wished to remain anonymous, shared with the British newspaper their stories about how they encountered drug addiction in Westminster. One of them told how a party MP openly snorted cocaine in the presence of journalists. Another shared his observation that MPs are often more careful than other employees and take substances in their offices - one of them was caught late at night picking up a line from his desk.

 A number of sources list the same names of several lawmakers from both parties who are said to have used Class A drugs in front of colleagues at home parties. "Cocaine culture is thriving in parliament," a Westminster veteran told The Times. According to him, some people are residents, while others just revolve around this circle. "Some of them are widely known, others are young ambitious MPs and officials, but all risk their careers," the politician said. "They think they are invulnerable, protected by their friends in this bubble. This causes shock, but also sadness. Many of them need help. "