Jane Collins by the resignation of Labour MP Eric Illsley over the UK parliamentary expenses scandal. She came second to Labour's Dan Jarvis, winning 12% of the vote. She again stood for UKIP in the November 2012 Rotherham by-election triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Denis MacShane, also over the expenses scandal. She came second to Labour's Sarah Champion, winning almost 22% of the vote, at that time UKIP's best result in a by-election. During the by-election campaign a row emerged after Rotherham's Labour council removed three foster children from the care of their foster parents, which the "Daily Telegraph" wrongly
Parliamentary privilege in the United Kingdom was unsuccessfully used to try and prevent details of 2010 MPs expenses scandal from emerging. In recent years the doctrine of Parliamentary privilege has made headlines in relation to the arrest of Damian Green and several cases relating to super-injunctions such as "RJW & SJW v The Guardian newspaper & Person or Persons Unknown" ('Trafigura') and "CTB v News Group Newspapers" leading to calls to reform the law relating to privilege. Parliamentary privilege has two main components: The doctrine was first enshrined in law after the Glorious Revolution following the passage of the 1689 Bill of Rights. Parliamentary privilege in