Labor's Craig Thomson found in contempt

Federal parliament has found former Labor MP Craig Thomson in contempt for lying to the House of Representatives four years ago.

The privileges committee on Wednesday recommended Mr Thomson be reprimanded for a statement about Health Services Union funding on May 21, 2012 that contained "factually incorrect material".

Labor and the coalition voted to find Mr Thomson in contempt, with Labor MP Anna Burke putting on the record the parliament be above politics.