Here’s a curious thing. Malcolm Rifkind’s entry on the www.parliament.uk website has already been modified to indicate that he is an independent MP. No party affiliations whatsoever here:

Malcolm Rifkind’s page

But here’s Labour’s Jack Straw’s page on the same website, still clearly affiliated with the Labour party:

Jack Straw’s page

Isn’t it amazing what friends in high places can achieve for the errant MP?