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EXCLUSIVE: Majority of voters think Boris Johnson should’ve sacked Owen Paterson rather than letting him resign
57% of Conservative Party voters think Paterson should’ve been fired rather than be allowed to resign, as do 73% of Labour and Liberal Democrat voters and 80% of SNP voters.
The MPs making thousands in extra income who could be affected by a consultancy ban
Here’s a list of some of the most prominent MPs, mostly Tories, earning thousands in extra income who could be affected by any ban on consultancy work
Tory sleaze row: Calls made for probe into Kwarteng’s standards commissioner resignation comments
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has been accused of bullying parliament's independent regulator Kathryn Stone out of her job.
No10 refuses to deny Owen Paterson will be offered a peerage in future
Boris Johnson’s spokesman repeatedly refuses to deny on the record that the prime minister offered Owen Paterson a peerage yesterday, or plans to give him one in the future.
Anti-corruption experts say Tory move to scrap sleaze watchdog is ‘behaviour consistent with state capture’
'In a case where evidence that the rules have been breached is so clear, this attempt to undermine the process is another example of those in power acting like the rules don’t apply to them.'
Why the Tory amendment to let Owen Paterson off the hook kills standards in public life
It undermines the independence of the very body that was set up to scrutiny the practices of elected officials.'