0 1 3 ▁that ▁the ▁Government ▁should ▁tell ▁the ▁European ▁Commission er ▁to ▁" s od ▁off " ▁rather ▁than ▁pay ▁benefits ▁to ▁Roman ians ▁and ▁Bulg ari ans . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁un success fully ▁proposed ▁an ▁am end ment ▁in ▁Parliament ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁required ▁private ▁land l ords ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁homes ▁" fit ▁for ▁human ▁habit ation ". ▁According ▁to ▁Parliament ' s ▁register ▁of ▁interests , ▁D ud d ridge ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 7 2 ▁Conserv ative ▁MP s ▁who ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁am end ment ▁who ▁personally ▁derived ▁an ▁income ▁from ▁rent ing ▁out ▁property . ▁The ▁Conserv ative ▁Government ▁had ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁am end ment ▁that ▁they ▁believed ▁homes ▁should ▁be ▁fit ▁for ▁human ▁habit ation ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁new ▁law ▁that ▁would ▁explicitly ▁require ▁it . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁D ud d ridge ▁table d ▁an ▁Early ▁Day ▁Mot ion ▁following ▁comments ▁made ▁by ▁Commons ▁speaker ▁John ▁Ber cow ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁pending ▁state ▁visit ▁of ▁US ▁President ▁Donald ▁Trump . ▁The ▁motion ▁proposed ▁" that ▁this ▁House ▁has ▁no ▁confidence ▁in ▁Mr ▁Spe aker ", ▁and ▁received ▁criticism ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁house . ▁The ▁bid ▁to ▁remove ▁Ber cow ▁as ▁Commons ▁Spe aker ▁failed ▁after ▁just ▁five ▁MP s ▁back ed ▁D ud d ridge ' s ▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons