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In the by—election to replace the tory mp owen paterson. mr paterson announced his resignation after the government changed its mind over blocking his suspension from parliament for breaking lobbying rules. a senior cabinet minister has admitted the party made a �*mistake' in the way it handled the paterson controversy. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. owen paterson resigned yesterday saying he was totally innocent, but the commissioner for standards found he had been paid £100,000 a year by two companies, then lobbied government on their behalf. there will now be a...

The liberal democrats and the greens are already considering jointly backing one anti—sleaze candidate. mr paterson was in parliament on wednesday when the government ordered all conservative mps to vote to block his suspension. the ayes to the right, 200... the opposition shouted "shame". ..232. all: shame! less than 2a hours later in the face of widespread outrage, the government u—turned. mr patterson, once again facing suspension, resigned. last night's vote has created a certain amount of controversy. it is important that standards in this house are done on a cross—party basis. but ...

0wen paterson resigned yesterday saying he was totally innocent, but the commissioner for standards found he had been paid £100,000 a year by two companies, then lobbied government on their behalf. there will now be a by—election to fill his seat, and the opposition parties look certain to make sleaze one of their central themes. mr paterson was in parliament on wednesday, when the government ordered all conservative mps to vote to block his suspension. the ayes to the right, 250... the opposition shouted "shame". ..232. all: shame! less than 24 hours later in the face of widespread outrage...