Parliamentary standards head denies SNP MP has been cleared of bullying

Commissioner says investigation into John Nicolson has not ended despite claims he has been cleared

The parliamentary standards commissioner has denied reports that a Scottish National party MP has been cleared of bullying the former cabinet minister Nadine Dorries and said the investigation is ongoing.

The SNP’s culture secretary John Nicolson was reported, including by the Guardian, to have been cleared of cyberbullying after a six-month long investigation by parliament’s Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS).