The Latest Breaking News from Owen Paterson

Sanction of 10 days or more could destroy former PM’s political future by threatening by-election

Two thirds of the Conservative ministers who sit around the Cabinet table backed an attempt to rip up Westminster sleaze rules in a bid to save Owen Paterson

Westminster has been rocked by a series of lobbying scandals in recent years

Politicians tried to have investigations closed down by offering coffee or lunch, Kathryn Stone claims

Kathryn Stone, who was parliamentary commissioner for standards until the end of last year, described her bruising experience in the role.

Kathryn Stone, who stepped down as the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards earlier this year, said she faced several attempts to intimidate her by Conservative MPs

A lively journey from Fleet Street to Partygate by way of Have I Got News For You, the Olympics and Brexit

Privileges committee can recommend suspension from House – which could lead to recall election – if it finds he misled parliament

As an academic specialising in part in why political corruption happens, the tenure of Boris Johnson (and its aftermath) has provided me with much to consider. Indeed, over the past 18 months, it has felt like I’m getting asked the same question over and over again. After the Owen Paterson…

Over the last three years, there have been countless scandals from partygate to lobbing, from allegations of bullying to tax affairs.

Kathryn Stone urges ‘equality’ in accountability with end to loophole used by Boris Johnson and Priti Patel