Tory MP avoids suspension after Boris Johnson intervenes in sleaze row
by Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5RFN0)
Owen Paterson escapes sanction after MPs vote for shake-up of rules on parliamentary conduct
The Conservative MP Owen Paterson has escaped suspension from the Commons for 30 days, and a possible byelection, after the government intervened at the last minute to pause the process and review the watchdog that investigates wrongdoing in parliament.
The former cabinet minister was found to have committed an egregious" breach of lobbying rules during meetings and conversations with the Food Standards Agency and the Department for International Development while he was being paid more than 100,000 by two firms - Randox and Lynn's Country Foods.
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