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It is corrupt, because there was a clear finding after due process about owen paterson engaging in paid lobbying. that's been outlawed, rightly, in parliament for many, many years. so there is a clear finding, and then to rip the whole system up to protect him is corrupt. there is no point shilly—shallying around and pretending it's something else, it's corruption. on this occasion, it's corruption from the top, from the prime minister down, because he whipped his mps to vote to bring down the entire standards system, and that has very wide implications for politics, for standards in public ...

The standards system for mp5. the guardian says the conservatives have been "plunged into crisis" after what it describes as a "humiliating u—turn". the i newspaper describes it as a "day of chaos in downing street". mps have told the paper the prime minister is in danger of a "real loss of credibility on the backbenches". the daily mail says it was a "day of farce" after mp owen paterson resigned following the government's decision to withdraw support for the amendment. and the bbc news website offers an in—depth view of the life and career of entertainer lionel blair who has died aged 92...

What you've got with this prime minister is a prime minister who is leading his troops through the sewer. all of which came as a surprise to owen paterson. we also got an update from angela richardson. she tweeted she was back in herjob, the one she'd been sacked from. for the moment, the standards system remains in parliament. but owen paterson doesn't. he released a statement saying he'd been... and claiming he was... the problem being that that isn't for mr paterson to decide. in normal circumstances, that falls to the standards committee. and despite the efforts of borisjohnson and his col...