minister sirjohn major has launched an attack on borisjohnson s goverment, calling its handling of owen paterson s recommended suspension, shameful and wrong . on wednesday, the commons voted in favour of changing the system that governs the behaviour of mps, despite a recommendation by the independent standards commissioner to suspend mr paterson for 30 days. ministers backtracked following uproar from their own mps and opposition parties. here s our political correspondent ione wells. if there s one person who knows the damage allegations of sleaze can cause, it is sirjohn major. the former conservative prime minister s own 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 sirjohn 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 this sort of behaviour over the last few days.
on wednesday, the commons voted in favour of changing the system that governs the behaviour of mps, despite a recommendation by the independent standards commissioner to suspend mr paterson for 30 days. ministers backtracked, following uproar from their own mps and opposition parties. here s our political correspondent, ione wells. if there s one person who knows the damage allegations of sleaze can cause, it is sirjohn major. the former conservative prime minister s own 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 sirjohn 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 this sort of behaviour over the last few days. 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 p
calling its handling of owen paterson s recommended suspension as shameful and wrong. on wednesday, the commons voted in favour of changing the system that governs the behaviour of mps, despite a recommendation by the independent standards commissioner to suspend mr paterson for 30 days. ministers backtracked, following uproar from their own mps and opposition parties. here s our political correspondent, ione wells. if there s one person who knows the damage allegations of sleaze can cause, it is sirjohn major. the former conservative prime minister s own 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 sirjohn 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 this sort of behaviour over the last few days. i think the way the government handled that was shameful and wrong,
minister sirjohn major has launched an attack on borisjohnson s goverment, calling its handling of owen paterson s recommended suspension shameful and wrong. on wednesday, the commons voted in favour of changing the system that governs the behaviour of mps, despite a recommendation by the independent standards commissioner to suspend mr paterson for 30 days. ministers backtracked following uproar from their own mps and opposition parties. here s our political correspondent ione wells. if there s one person who knows the damage allegations of sleaze can cause, it is sirjohn major. the former conservative prime minister s own 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 sirjohn 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 this sort of behaviour
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