Johnson backs standards process overhaul ahead of vote on Paterson suspension
The Commons is to vote on whether Conservative Owen Paterson should be barred from Parliament for six weeks.
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The Commons is to vote on whether Conservative Owen Paterson should be barred from Parliament for six weeks.
Conservative MPs backed a plan to consider reviewing Owen Paterson’s case and tear up the Commons disciplinary process.
Britains ruling Conservatives on Wednesday triggered outrage from opposition parties and anti-corruption campaigners by voting against suspending a colleague found to have committed an egregious breach of lobbying rules. In an unprecedented move, lawmakers from Prime Minister Boris Johnsons part ..
Conservatives were ordered to support the move to overhaul their disciplinary process instead of approving a six-week ban for Owen Paterson.
Conservative MPs backed a plan to consider reviewing Owen Paterson’s case and tear up the Commons disciplinary process.