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were any number of options this member had, that 0wen paterson had, if he wanted to raise a question of serious harm, he could have returned the money, asked a collie, there were other options available to them. it's extraordinary that this afternoon in a 90 minute debate that we are going to end up having a debate about the very system itself which is designed to scrutinise mps. it's absolutely outrageous. bernard jenkin a senior conservative mp says we are not letting 0wen paterson off, not condoning him, we will put his case in front of a proper judicial star panel where there can be a proper hearing. 0wen paterson himself denied the allegations against him very strongly and said the whole investigation into him was unfairly conducted. even said the manner of the investigation played a part in the decision of his wife to take her own life.— part in the decision of his wife to take her own life. bernard jenkin is on the standards _ take her own life. bernard jenkin is on the standards committee - take her own life. bernard jenkin is on the standards committee and i take her own life. bernard jenkin is on the standards committee and if| take her own life. bernard jenkin is i on the standards committee and if he felt the system is wrong he has had any number of opportunities to
this is a fascinating case, isn't it? normally the suspension is kind of go through but this one is very much in the balance.— of go through but this one is very much in the balance. their son has caused a real— much in the balance. their son has caused a real sort _ much in the balance. their son has caused a real sort of— much in the balance. their son has caused a real sort of stir. - much in the balance. their son has caused a real sort of stir. i - much in the balance. their son has caused a real sort of stir. i will - caused a real sort of stir. i will take you back through how we got to this point because it's quite complicated how the enforcement system works. you have 0wen paterson come he is the mp for north shropshire. he was investigated by the mps apostrophe watchdog, the commissioner for parliamentary standards, over approaches he the food standards agency and the department for international development relating to two companies he works for as a consultant outside parliament. the commissionerfound consultant outside parliament. the commissioner found that by approaching them, these departments in this way, it could have incurred significant benefits on those companies in the long term and in the short term they couldn't have at those meetings without mr paterson getting bell. the commissioner decided that was a breach of
mps. �* ., patterson among other conservative mps. �* . , ., mps. and a quick question, whether the government _ mps. and a quick question, whether the government might _ mps. and a quick question, whether the government might support - mps. and a quick question, whether the government might support his l the government might support his friends and allies?— the government might support his friends and allies? noises from some ministers because — friends and allies? noises from some ministers because one _ friends and allies? noises from some ministers because one of _ friends and allies? noises from some ministers because one of the - friends and allies? noises from some ministers because one of the mps - ministers because one of the mps want to change this, one of the amendments put forward would create amendments put forward would create a new committee to consider changes to the process for the way mps were investigated. the transport secretary this morning said that the current system of standards of scrutiny for mps was damaging public confidence. he said that is because there is a single commissioner that comes to conclusions without speaking to and interviewing witnesses and there are no rights of appeal is that there is a feeling the government might be moving on this one. ., ~ i. the government might be moving on this one. ., ~' ,, ~ the government might be moving on this one. ., ~ i. . the government might be moving on this one. ., ~ . ., ~ this one. thank you. we can talk more on this _ this one. thank you. we can talk more on this now. _ the labour mp thangam debbonaire is the shadow leader of the house of commons. thank you for being with us. what do you make at this? we head to the government might support this attempt by mr paterson's friends on the backbenches to save him from suspension but also to overhaul the
particularly brexiteers conservatives. it particularly brexiteers conservatives.- particularly brexiteers conservatives. , , conservatives. it was properly recruited and _ conservatives. it was properly recruited and had _ conservatives. it was properly recruited and had very - conservatives. it was properly recruited and had very high i recruited and had very high qualities and qualifications for the role and again, i repeat, there is a review process. it is a standards committee in which some tory mps sit. it is a cross—party committee and includes tory mps including bernard jenkin and lay members who have valued contributions. there is lots of clear evidence, i have read the report and i urge anybody and everybody to read the report carefully because my understanding is actually mr 0wen paterson isn't denying he did those things, he is denying he did those things, he is denying they were improper. that is not the commissioner's interpretation of the rules but as a check and balance, review, the committee also reviewed it and they're finding found what the commissioner found.- they're finding found what the commissioner found. ,, ., ., ., ., commissioner found. shadow leader of the house of — commissioner found. shadow leader of the house of commons. _ commissioner found. shadow leader of the house of commons. thank- commissioner found. shadow leader of the house of commons. thank you - commissioner found. shadow leader ofj the house of commons. thank you very much indeed. the headlines on bbc news... the british chancellor rishi sunak promises to "rewire the entire global financial system" to cut carbon emissions. he'll outline a plan at the cop—26 summit in glasgow to stop firms
reform it. he is the chair of an influential liaison committee and he could have brought it up there or in standards. there has been any number of opportunities. the review of standards was published on monday and it says standards of anything are strengthened. this is weakening them. my interpretation of the amendment is not the same as sir bernard's, which this is exonerating 0wen paterson. it's not ok to decide midway through the process that the process is no longerfit midway through the process that the process is no longer fit for purpose when they have had any number of opportunities to do something about that. yes, let's debate standards but now is not the time to do that in a 90 minute debate on a live case, when a commissioner who is independent from members has quite correctly ruled then be reviewed, there has been a review process of there has been a review process of the evidence, that was done by the standards committee, of which bernard jenkin is a member. there seems to be _ bernard jenkin is a member. there seems to be a _ bernard jenkin is a member. there seems to be a feeling _ bernard jenkin is a member. there seems to be a feeling among - bernard jenkin is a member. there seems to be a feeling among some conservative mps that the standards watchdog is biased, actually, against conservatives and
parliament's lobbying rules. so there is a committee of mps called there is a committee of mps called the parliamentary standards committee which decides what the appropriate punishment should be. they recommended he is suspended from the commons for 30 days. to enforce that, that has to go to a full vote of all mps and that is what is happening later today and thatis what is happening later today and that is where mps are going to try to, we think, change that. there is quite a lot of sympathy for mr paterson among conservative mps. he has always said he is innocent of this, that he was raising legitimate food safety concerns was that he says he takes issue with the way the investigation was run by the commissioner. that it did not speak to witnesses who would have spoken up to witnesses who would have spoken up in his defence. he had no right of appeal and more than that, mr pattison�*s wife sadly took her own life glacier and he suggested the way this process was run was a major contributing factor. so there is a feeling of compassion for mr patterson among other conservative