day suspension for breaching lobbying rules. the government try to overturn the suspension and changed the system thatjudges mp conduct. they have asked to back the and about. but you turned less than 24 and about. but you turned less than 2a hours later after a furious backlash by the opposition and some conservatives. owen paterson has now resigned and the government has said that the way this played out was a mistake. it said the prime minister has stated that paid lobbying and paid advocacy by ministers and mps. but sirjohn claimed that this was not a mistake made on its own. it seems to me, is a lifelong conservative, that much of what they are doing is very un conservative in its behaviour. there are many strands to this and go way beyond the committee over the last few days. there is a general whiff of we are the masters now and that is about their behaviour. it has to stop and it has to stop soon. so john s comments follow a difficult
and unworthy of this or indeed any government. it also had the effect of trashing the reputation of parliament. he is referring here to the government s handling of owen paterson, the former tory mp who was handed a 30 day suspension for breaching lobbying rules. the government tried to overturn his suspension and change the system that judges mps conduct. they asked mps to back the plans in the vote. shouting. but u turned less than 2a hours later, after a furious backlash by the opposition and some conservatives. owen paterson has now resigned and the government has said the way this played out was a mistake. it says the prime minister has stated that paid lobbying and paid advocacy by ministers and mps is absolutely wrong. but sirjohn has claimed this is not a mistake made on its own. it seems to me, as a lifelong conservative, that much of what they are doing is very un conservative in its behaviour. there are many strands to this that go well beyond
cabinet minister, owen paterson. the north shropshire mp quit hours after the government performed a u turn on reviewing the commons standards regime. that left mr paterson once again facing a vote to suspend him for breaching lobbying rules. yorkshire county cricket club is holding an emergency board meeting today to discuss the growing fall out from its handling of racism. a former bowler, azeem rafiq, has claimed that institutional racism at the club left him close to taking his own life. sponsors have cut ties with the club and last night it was suspended from hosting international matches. simonjones reports a day of reckoning in the racism row, the most successful club in the history of county cricket has remained tightlipped this week but as the board meets, heads are
conclusion. i be so likely to arrive at the same conclusion- conclusion. i am gratefulto my honourable conclusion. i am gratefulto my honourable friend. conclusion. i am gratefulto my honourable friend. it conclusion. i am gratefulto my honourable friend. it is - conclusion. i am grateful to my l honourable friend. it is important to remember that this house can never be and should never be a mere rubber stamp. that is not our purpose. we are a sovereign parliament. as i was saying, turning to my right honourable friend s amendment, the select committee can considerfor amendment, the select committee can consider for example whether the standing order should be changed so the panel was always established in contentious cases or consider any mechanism to ensure witnesses were always called and examined. i would also like to turn to whistle blowing and its relationship to rules on lobbying as raised by the honourable gentleman. the rules relating to paid advocacy have been conside
thatis early tory mps on this amendment, that is trying to change the rules. it is a serious case of paid advocacy against rules that are clearly set out. publicly expect us to abide by those rules. we must vote to do so today. we cannot have a return to, yes, tory sleaze of the 19905. a return to, yes, tory sleaze of the 1990s. members and the public will remember cash for questions. they will remember those tory scandals of the 1990s, and mr speaker, this tory delusion of a standard procedure sends a terrible message, a terrible message to the public, to our constituents, that it is one rule for certain mps and another for everyone else. the enduring damage that this would do to parliament s reputation is something that none of us should be prepared to consider. sir peter bottomley. i us should be prepared to consider. sir peter bottomley. sir peter bottomley. i don t think an one sir peter bottomley. i don t think anyone enjoys sir peter bottomley. i don t think anyone enjoys tak