Boris Johnson and Tories see record low approval ratings from UK voters
Some 48 per cent of voters now think the Tories are “corrupt”, whilst 47 per cent think the same about Johnson.
Some 48 per cent of voters now think the Tories are “corrupt”, whilst 47 per cent think the same about Johnson.
An emergency Commons debate will be held to consider the implications of the Owen Paterson row.
The chairman of the Commons Standards Committee said his position has become "untenable" in the wake of the scandal.
He told BBC Radio 4’s Today that there was an arrogance at the heart of the government, a "general whiff of 'we are the masters now'."
Richard Ratcliffe is on a hunger strike outside the Foreign Office - and has been for two weeks.
The ex-PM said the Owen Paterson affair was “shameful” and had trashed the reputation of Parliament.
Labour and the Lib Dems are calling for an inquiry into whether Johnson properly declared his luxury Marbella holiday.
The Green politician said there is a “bigger problem” than the lobbying scandal involving Tory MP Owen Paterson.
The property - which rents for up to £25,000 - was paid for by the Goldsmith family, Downing Street admitted.
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