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
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cabinet minister owen paterson. he was facing a 30 days commons suspension and the possibility of a by election for breaking rules round the work he did for private companies alongside being an mp. but the government tried to block or delay that, until, at least, it changed its mind. i think the way the government handled that was shameful and wrong and unworthy of this or indeed any government. it also had the effect of trashing the reputation of parliament. if there is one man who knows a thing or two about how damaging sleaze can be to a government, it is sirjohn major, it came at least in part to define his time in office. and we should remember he is no fan of borisjohnson, and hasn t been for some time. nonetheless, it is quite something to hear a critique as wide and deep from a former tory prime minister. parliament cannot be the plaything of any prime minister or indeed any government, this government has done a number of things that concern me deeply. they have broken the la
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mps, despite a recommendation by the independent standards commissioner to suspend mr paterson for 30 days. if there s one person who knows the damage allegations of sleaze can cause it s sirjohn major. this former conservative prime minister government in the 1990s was brought down in part due to the cash for questions scandal. mps were offered money in exchange for asking parliamentary questions. but sir john claimed that while he set up a committee to look at standards in public life to tackle this, the current government has tried to defend the sort of behaviour over the few days. i defend the sort of behaviour over the few dam- defend the sort of behaviour over the few deve the few days. i think the way the government the few days. i think the way the government hand the few days. i think the way the government hand that the few days. i think the way the government hand that was - the few days. i think the way the - government hand that was shameful and wrong and unworthy