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The Maidenhead MP urged the Government to look at recommendations on how to strengthen rules on MPs’ standards put forward by a committee in 2018. “That flew in the face of the rules on paid advocacy and in the face of the processes established by this House.” “The problem came because there was an attempt to effectively let off a then-member of the House. The Prime Minister said “continuing uncertainty” about the severity of Omicron and hospital admission rates means he does not believe there is enough evidence at the moment to justify stricter measures.
“The rule on paid advocacy is a longstanding one. Mrs May said: “It would be a mistake to think that because someone broke the rules, the rules were wrong. Owen Paterson was found to have broken lobbying rules (Victoria Jones/PA) On the report into Mr Paterson’s actions, Tory MP Mrs May said: “I believe the conclusion was clear and fair, Owen Paterson broke the rules on paid advocacy and the attempt by members of this House, aided and abetted by the Government, under cover of reform of the process effectively to clear his name was misplaced, ill-judged and just plain wrong.” © Provided by PA Media Damage has been done to all Members of Parliament and to Parliament as a whole.” Mrs May told the Commons: “Let’s be clear, this is not a party political issue. He quit as the Conservative MP for North Shropshire after the Government backed down on its attempt to delay his suspension and reform the standards process.Īn attempt to quietly endorse the Commons standards watchdog’s report on Mr Paterson’s behaviour was foiled on Monday night as veteran Tory Sir Christopher Chope objected to the move. It also endorsed the Commons Standards Committee’s report which would have suspended Mr Paterson from Parliament for 30 days if he had remained an MP. It rescinded the so-called Leadsom amendment, which looked to establish a review of the MP standards investigation process in a bid to delay Mr Paterson’s suspension.
The motion, approved unanimously on Tuesday, implemented a Government U-turn over the Paterson row. Mrs May also suggested scrapping the proposed controversial standards overhaul which sparked the crisis was a “step in the right direction”.īut she cautioned that such a move would “not undo the damage” done by the Government’s botched attempt to delay the parliamentary suspension for former Tory cabinet minister Mr Paterson. The former prime minister said it was clear that former MP Owen Paterson had broken lobbying rules and the attempt by MPs “aided and abetted by the Government” to save him was “misplaced, ill-judged and just plain wrong”. Theresa May has warned of the “damage” caused to all MPs and Parliament by the Westminster sleaze row, as Boris Johnson’s standards U-turn was approved. Former prime minister Theresa May has hit out at the Government over the sleaze row (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)
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