• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
  • Guest Content
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics

‘Absolute banana republic’: Outrage as Tory MPs bend rules to overturn colleague’s suspension

Among the MPs backing the reversal is Karl McCartney - which is not surprising, given that he was also recently found to have broken the rules three times.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2021-11-03 11:24
in Politics
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

News that Conservative MPs are attempting to bend the rules to save a colleague found guilty of breaching lobbying rules has provoked outrage on social media.

North Shropshire Tory MP Owen Paterson was found to have committed an “egregious” breach of standards rules after he lobbied ministers and officials for two companies paying him more than £100,000 per year.

According to Adam Bienkov the politician took nearly three times his MP salary for ‘paid advocacy’.

He also smeared the commissioner investigating him, Beinkov said.

If successful, not only will Owen Paterson be let off the hook, but most likely so will any MP who chooses to act in the same way in the future.

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) November 2, 2021

Commons ban

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Kathryn Stone recommended he be banned from the Commons for six weeks, which represents 30 sitting days.

But amendments tabled ahead of a planned vote on the case on Wednesday looked to delay or completely quash any sanctions, as The Telegraph reported Tory MPs and ministers will be told by Government whips to back attempts to reform the standards procedures.

One amendment put forward by former leader of the Commons Dame Andrea Leadsom would see the creation of a new committee that would examine – among other issues – whether the case against Mr Paterson should be reviewed.

A separate amendment proposed by New Forest East MP Dr Julian Lewis said no further action should be taken “on compassionate grounds” and this has been supported by fellow Conservatives William Wragg and Peter Bone, with a total of 13 MPs backing it as of Tuesday evening.

That is now up to 59 at the last count, with Karl McCartney adding his name to the list – unsurprisingly, given that he was recently found to have broken the rules three times.

RelatedPosts

EU council approves Windsor Framework as in-fighting Tories continue to squabble

Boris Johnson confesses to misleading Parliament over Partygate – but says ‘he didn’t mean to’

Tory councillor quits after calling Ian Wright a ‘typical Black hypocrite’ following Gary Lineker controversy

Conservative Party would be ‘finished’ if Johnson returned as leader

Reactions

Needless to say, the reactions on social media have been pretty fierce.

It will be a black day for the House of Commons if a Tory majority decide to rip up the rules in order to save a disgraced ex-minister who has made a fortune out of peddling influence

— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) November 3, 2021

Absolute banana republic. Owen Paterson admitted breaking standards.

“Boris Johnson will back an unprecedented bid to overthrow an independent inquiry that found the former cabinet minister Owen Paterson committed an “egregious” breach of lobbying rules.” https://t.co/RFaStcNl0Q

— Dr Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) November 3, 2021

Just reading about a failed state so corrupt that when an MP broke the rules by taking 3 times his salary to lobby for companies, the government decided to ignore it and get rid of the standards committee and sorry that’s us https://t.co/5IgD2ZykYo

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) November 3, 2021

I hope that those considering voting to rig the system in Parliament with pals of accused in charge of it, that what the public see is that we are all at it. Tomorrow if this passes every one of us will be Owen Patterson it won't matter if we have never done a thing wrong.

— Jess Phillips MP (@jessphillips) November 2, 2021

"It's the most appalling double standards."

Labour's @lisanandy on news Tory MPs will back an amendment that could prevent Owen Patterson's suspension.#KayBurley FM pic.twitter.com/qm8bAQcHle

— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) November 3, 2021

Related: Elevenses: The New Denialism

Content Protection by DMCA.com

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending

Elevenses: Exposing the Tories’ Deepfake Illegal Immigration Bill

Elevenses: Rishi’s Finest Hour

Elevenses: Fear and Loathing in the New Conservatives

More from TLE

Labour calls for NHS mental health support as staff ‘break down’ on frontline

Raab unaware of Dominic Cummings’s whereabouts while de facto PM

Watch: ‘Brexit is the biggest factor in labour shortages’, poultry tycoon says

New research unveils London’s key property selling points of 2018

YMCA in London Manifesto launches today

MEATliquor To Open In Islington This October

Pamela Anderson takes down Trump during talk at Oxford University

Lucky Numbers and Horoscopes for today 15 October 2022

Will Bad Credit Scupper My Chances of Getting a Mortgage?

Watch: Why is the media ignoring the Assange extradition case?

JOBS

FIND MORE JOBS

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

Contact

Editorial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Commercial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Address

The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE
Company number 09221879
International House,
24 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BN,
United Kingdom

SUPPORT

We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism.

DONATE & SUPPORT

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.