UK Ministers Slammed For ‘Total Farce’ as BoJo’s Gov’t Botches U-Turn on Owen Paterson Sleaze Row

Boris Johnson has been under fire for an attempt on 4 November to save ex-Tory lawmaker Owen Paterson, guilty of breaking lobbying rules, from a 30-day suspension imposed by the Commons standards watchdog. While ministers U-turned the following day, ditching a proposed rethink of parliament's disciplinary processes, the sleaze row has rumbled on.