Sleaze row chaos and the ‘objectionable’ objections of Christopher Chope

Tory branded a ‘Jurassic embarrassment’ after blocking Owen Paterson U-turn

Christopher Chope
Christopher Chope has a record of controversial interventions
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Boris Johnson’s attempt to draw a line under the sleaze row dogging the Conservative Party was blocked yesterday by one of his own MPs.

Two weeks after voting against the suspension of their colleague Owen Paterson, who was found guilty of paid lobbying by the standards watchdog, ministers last night tried to reverse the decision in Parliament without a vote.

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