Owen Paterson
John Stonehouse paved the way for today’s sleazy members – only he didn’t get away with it | Catherine Bennett
His rackety life and faked death, as portrayed in a new ITV drama, seems almost quaint compared with the brazenness of MPs today
Catherine Bennett
07, Jan, 2023 @9:37 PM
Owen Paterson’s lawyers admit irony of his seeking ECHR’s help
Representatives of Eurosceptic insist he had been left with no option but to appeal to European court of human rights
Kiran Stacey
28, Nov, 2022 @9:06 PM
Robert Jenrick says migrants with diphtheria symptoms will no longer be dispersed around country – as it happened
Immigration minister confirms 50 cases of diphtheria linked to Manston asylum accommodation
Andrew Sparrow
28, Nov, 2022 @5:40 PM
Moonlighting MPs earn more than ever from second jobs, despite ‘crackdown’
A year after the Owen Paterson scandal led to promises of stricter control, politicians have earned £5m from work on the side
Andrew Kersley
27, Nov, 2022 @7:00 AM
Owen Paterson taking UK to human rights court after lobbying scandal
Former MP, who once argued UK should break free from Strasbourg court, is challenging finding he repeatedly broke rules
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
22, Nov, 2022 @6:10 PM
Eurosceptic former MP Owen Paterson takes UK government to European court of human rights – as it happened
Former Tory cabinet minister and arch Eurosceptic claims his rights to privacy infringed by inquiry into lobbying
Andrew Sparrow
22, Nov, 2022 @6:04 PM
Owen Paterson may face £7,500 fine over lobbying for healthcare firm
Watchdog provisionally concludes former Tory MP broke transparency rules when he lobbied on behalf of Randox
Rob Evans, David Pegg and Felicity Lawrence
14, Oct, 2022 @3:31 PM
Liz Truss warned not to install Johnson ally on Commons inquiry into Partygate
The Conservative leadership favourite ‘risks a repeat of sleaze scandals’ in choosing a new Tory MP for the privileges committee inquiry
Michael Savage Policy Editor
04, Sep, 2022 @8:00 AM
Parties, Paterson and prorogation: lowlights of Boris Johnson’s tenure
After botched Covid policies, Brexit wrangling and a string of U-turns and scandals, his time is finally up
Esther Addley
02, Sep, 2022 @12:00 PM
UK health department played ‘fast and loose’ when awarding Covid contracts to Randox
Commons public accounts committee issues damning report into £777m of contracts given to firm that employed Owen Paterson as lobbyist
Rob Evans, David Pegg and Felicity Lawrence
26, Jul, 2022 @11:01 PM
Boris Johnson’s downfall: a corrosive culture of cronyism
Analysis: Partygate was the last straw, but the long view of history will count a broader catalogue of corruption
Felicity Lawrence and David Conn
08, Jul, 2022 @10:00 AM
Scandal after scandal: timeline of Tory sleaze under Boris Johnson
PM’s tenure has been characterised by disrepute, from lockdown breaches to serious sexual assaults
Josh Halliday
01, Jul, 2022 @1:04 PM
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