‘Black Wednesday’: Is this the beginning of the end for Johnson?
The PM's 'Owen goal' could have severe repercussions with the electorate.... this time.
The PM's 'Owen goal' could have severe repercussions with the electorate.... this time.
Angela Richardson was sacked after abstaining on Wednesday's vote - but was handed her job back after a government U-turn.
The business secretary also called on the standards commissioner, Kathryn Stone, to resign in a car-crash interview.
Jacob Rees-Mogg admitted the move had "created a certain amount of controversy".
"What the PM and MPs have done today will undermine not just trust in government and trust in democracy it undermines the integrity of our political system... how are we allowing this to happen?"
He also admitted that he continues to work with the two firms he was found to have lobbied on behalf of for a handsome fee.
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Owen Paterson could face a by-election after the Commons Standards Committee published its findings.
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