United Kingdom
Nov 12, 2021
2 minutes
PARLIAMENT
Minister ‘regrets’ bid to alter rules to spare Paterson
A cabinet minister expressed regret and admitted it was a mistake to try to spare a Tory MP from suspension by ripping up the standards system in a move that sparked a huge backlash from colleagues and the public.
After being hauled to the Commons to speak in an emergency debate called by the Liberal Democrats over the prime minister’s bid
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