MP Owen Paterson resigns from ‘cruel world of politics’

Tory MP was facing suspension after standards watchdog found he had broken lobbying rules

Owen Paterson has announced his resignation as MP for North Shropshire, after Boris Johnson made clear he would no longer seek to prevent the former cabinet minister from being punished by parliament for lobbying.

I will remain a public servant but outside the cruel world of politics," the MP for North Shropshire said in a statement.

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