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Miriam Burrell

Brexiteer Owen Paterson suing the government at the European Court of Human Rights over ‘privacy breach’

Owen Paterson

(Picture: PA Archive)

Former Tory MP and minister Owen Paterson is suing the UK government at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over his suspension from the House of Commons after last year’s ruling that he broke lobbying rules.

He is complaining that his right to privacy under the European Convention of Human Rights was breached.

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