Article 6639B Eurosceptic former MP Owen Paterson takes UK government to European court of human rights – as it happened

Eurosceptic former MP Owen Paterson takes UK government to European court of human rights – as it happened

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Andrew Sparrow
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Former Tory cabinet minister and arch Eurosceptic claims his rights to privacy infringed by inquiry into lobbying. This live blog is now closed

Owen Paterson taking UK to human rights court after lobbying scandal

Starmer says Britain is trapped in a vicious cycle of stagnation".

The UK has had the worst record for growth in centuries, he says. He says a new model is needed. And this should be a turning point.

They put our public finances in a perilous position, wasted the chance to transform our potential in an era of low interest rates, and created an economy with weak foundations.

But the war didn't ban onshore wind. The war didn't scrap home insulation. And the war didn't stall British nuclear energy.

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