Judges ruled investigation into then-MP that found he repeatedly engaged in improper lobbying was fairThe European court of human rights has dismissed an appeal by the former MP Owen Paterson against the parliamentary report...
Read MoreAlmost 18 months after promises of a crackdown on second jobs, MPs’ income from outside work has continued to riseMPs paid £10m for second jobs and freelance work over past yearAnalysis: Bumper income shows little...
Read MoreRepresentatives of Eurosceptic insist he had been left with no option but to appeal to European court of human rightsLawyers for Owen Paterson have admitted the irony of the former MP bringing a case against the UK government at...
Read MoreImmigration minister confirms 50 cases of diphtheria linked to Manston asylum accommodationA House of Lords committee has delivered a withering assessment of the measures in the autumn statement for adult social care.Jeremy...
Read MoreA year after the Owen Paterson scandal led to promises of stricter control, politicians have earned £5m from work on the sideMPs are making more than ever from second jobs despite promises from the government to clamp down...
Read MoreFormer MP, who once argued UK should break free from Strasbourg court, is challenging finding he repeatedly broke rulesUK politics live: latest news updatesOwen Paterson, the former MP at the centre of a lobbying scandal that...
Read MoreFormer Tory cabinet minister and arch Eurosceptic claims his rights to privacy infringed by inquiry into lobbyingStarmer says Britain is trapped in a “vicious cycle of stagnation”.The UK has had the worst record for...
Read MoreThe Conservative leadership favourite ‘risks a repeat of sleaze scandals’ in choosing a new Tory MP for the privileges committee inquiryLiz Truss has been warned against attempting to install an MP sympathetic to...
Read MoreCommons public accounts committee issues damning report into £777m spent with firm that employed Owen Paterson as lobbyistMinisters and government officials played “fast and loose” when awarding £777m in...
Read MorePM’s tenure has been characterised by disrepute, from lockdown breaches to serious sexual assaultsBoris Johnson’s premiership has been characterised by a string of scandals since he entered No 10 in December 2019....
Read MoreFormer health secretary never declared hospitality from head of firm connected to lobbying scandalThe former health secretary Matt Hancock was given an overnight stay at a country estate owned by the head of Randox, the...
Read MorePM’s overnight rethink on MPs’ standards adds to long list of very public second thoughtsBoris Johnson makes U-turn over anti-sleaze regime for MPsSleaze-bath U-turn renders Kwarteng’s loyalty pointlessBoris...
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