owen paterson's actual individual case? -- was not linked.- owen paterson's actual individual case? i case? -- was not linked. isaac it is clear the conservative attempts to | clear the conservative attempts to reform _ clear the conservative attempts to reform the system were actually driven _ reform the system were actually driven by— reform the system were actually driven by wanting to get owen paterson — driven by wanting to get owen paterson off the hook —— i think it was _ paterson off the hook —— i think it was mps— paterson off the hook —— i think it was. mps have not been making a song and dance _ was. mps have not been making a song and dance about the system in recent years _ and dance about the system in recent years if_ and dance about the system in recent years. if you — and dance about the system in recent years. if you look at it, mps say there's— years. if you look at it, mps say there's a — years. if you look at it, mps say there's a problem with it because there _ there's a problem with it because there is— there's a problem with it because there is no— there's a

owen paterson was a tory cabinet minister, very long serving mp.und to have broken the lobbying rules more than a dozen times by talking to the government about various issues when he was on the payroll of two companies. the report into him the standards committee did was very, very clear that he had really done the wrong thing. he has always insisted that he was innocent and he was acting in the public interest. but the standards committee, which is in charge of making sure mps don't do naughty things, recommended that he should be suspended for 30 days. parliament was going to have to vote on that but instead of having a vote on that yesterday the tories came up with a plan to overhaul the rules that he had been found guilty of, which would have protected him and torn up the rule book, basically. now, that vote squeaked through last night by 18, which, when you've got a majority of 80, that tells you something's wrong. but there was a furious backlash. lots of tories were outraged. front pages were appalling for the conservatives this morning. it

owen paterson said...een repeatedly and publicly questioned. i maintain that i am totally innocent of what i have been accused of and i acted in old times in the interest of public health and safety. i, my family and those closest to me know the same. i am unable to clear my name under the current system. far, far worse than having my honesty questioned is of course the suicide of my beloved wife rose. she was everything to my children and me. we miss her everyday in the world will always be grey, sad and ultimately meaningless without her. he went on to say the last few days have been horrible for us, worst of all sane people including mps publicly mock and divide those's death and belittle our pain and children's and children have ever asked me to leave politics for my sake as well as theirs and i agree with them. i do not want my wife's death and my resignation to become a political football and above all i was for my family. just like i always put my family first. obviously, he seemed under pressure fr

house it was about owen paterson i_ in the house it was about owen paterson.son. iaccepted has in the house it was about owen paterson. i accepted has not been completely abolished, it can come back any— completely abolished, it can come back any future point if this new committee recommends it, but he will problem _ committee recommends it, but he will problem is _ committee recommends it, but he will problem is is _ committee recommends it, but he will problem is is if the government believes— problem is is if the government believes the standards process needs reviewed, _ believes the standards process needs reviewed, they could've done that at any point _ reviewed, they could've done that at any point. they could have consulted, engaged with the other parties _ consulted, engaged with the other parties - _ consulted, engaged with the other parties — did not need to be done in a process— parties — did not need to be done in a process against one individual whose _ a process against one individual whose verdict they don't seem to like _ whose verdict they do

the government u—turned on their plans less than 2a hours later, and owen paterson has since resigned apologised and called the move a mistake, today the environment secretary claimed the vote was not about trying to let owen paterson off the hook. the vote wasn't to reject the report that had been put together, the vote was to establish an appeals process so that mps in this sort of position that, yes, owen paterson was in but others as well in future would have a right of appeal, and i think that's right. it is still an important objective to have due process here, to have a right of appeal, but obviously we can only take that forward with the agreement and cooperation of other parties. but the opposition don't buy the argument this was not about owen paterson, and chair of the parliament standards committee, the labour mp chris bryant, says parliament should still pass the motion to suspend him to show beyond doubt that his behaviour was unacceptable. he says his committee will consider proposed reforms to the system to judge mps, and they will produce a report on possible changes

the centres around the i behaviour of owen paterson who was found _ behaviour of owen paterson who wasaterson who was found by the standards commissioner to have _ found by the standards commissioner to have broken the rules and rep engaged — to have broken the rules and rep engaged in paid lobbying activities. found _ engaged in paid lobbying activities. found to— engaged in paid lobbying activities. found to have been working for two companies — found to have been working for two companies taking money from them on a regular— companies taking money from them on a regular basis and in return for that, _ a regular basis and in return for that, setting up meetings of ministers and helping those companies advance causes and the commissioner came out and said that was wrong _ commissioner came out and said that was wrong but would have been here is patterson — was wrong but would have been here is patterson has complained and he has been _ is patterson has complained and he has been treated unfairly and he has been treated unfairly in many mps have gone — been treated unfairly in many mps

owen paterson does not.tribute to a friend and colleague, remains the case that mr patterson was found responsible for an egregious case of advocacy and when he dotted he walked away. as for the conservatives wanting to change the standard system, that is not happening at the moment at people in england eligible for covid booster vaccinations will — from today — be able to book an appointment up to a month in advance. it's hoped the change to the booking system will speed up the rollout of the boosterjabs. more than ten million people across the uk have already had their top—up vaccine. the chief executive of nhs england explained how easy it was for people to get theirjab. we have got more locations available for boosters than ever before. we are trying to make it as easy as possible for people to get access to their boosters. you can book online immediately you become eligible and even before you become eligible. you can also go on 119 orjust walk in where there are local walk—in centres available. joining

in other words, owen paterson _ cross-party discussions.ill- cross-party discussions. in other words, owen paterson will face l cross-party discussions. in other| words, owen paterson will face a vote on being suspended and then the possibility of a by—election soon. it's no wonder that this morning they are waking up and asking themselves what they have done, because what they have done is corrupt. and often in a situation like this you have a prime minister trying to lead on public standards. what you have with this prime minister is one who is leading his troops through the sewer. the labour mp who chairs — troops through the sewer. the labour mp who chairs the _ troops through the sewer. the labour mp who chairs the commons - troops through the sewer. the labour. mp who chairs the commons standards committee is glad mr paterson will face a vote on his suspension because... face a vote on his suspension because- - -— face a vote on his suspension because... , ., because... the terrible thing about esterda because... the terrible thing ab

former— that owen paterson's breach of the rules, the former member- that owen paterson's breach of, the former member of north shropshire's breach— rules, the former member of north shropshire's breach of— rules, the former member of north shropshire's breach of the - rules, the former member of north shropshire's breach of the rules, i shropshire's breach of the rules, made _ shropshire's breach of the rules, made any— shropshire's breach of the rules, made any discussion _ shropshire's breach of the rules, made any discussion about i shropshire's breach of the rules, i made any discussion about anything else impossible. _ made any discussion about anything else impossible.— else impossible. sometimes, westminster _ else impossible. sometimes, westminster loves _ else impossible. sometimes, westminster loves nothing i else impossible. sometimes, i westminster loves nothing more else impossible. sometimes, - westminster loves nothing more than a row about itself, but this shambles matters because it has shaken the tory confidence in number ten, given the opposition plenty of ammuni

number 10 didn't tell owen paterson it was performing a u-turn on this. got an update from angela richardson, the mp who lost her job working with michael gove. she told us, pleased to be reappointed to my role. at the moment, the standard system remains in parliament, but on -- owen paterson does not. he released a statement saying he was totally innocent of breaking lobbying rules. the problem being, that isn't for him to decide. that falls to the standards committee. despite the efforts of boris johnson and his colleagues, for now,t still does. which means while mr. paterson cox -- talks of continuing politics, there remains the case that mr. paterson was found responsible for an egregious case of paid advocacy. when he was unable to avoid punishment, he chose to walk away. as to the idea of changing the standards assistant -- system -- let's speak to damian grammaticas. it's quite a story. it raises broader questions of how the government manages its positions on major issues. >> absolutely. i think it has left many people with many questions, ros. am

owen paterson was found to have broken lobbying rules.th millions trapped in an escalating conflict in ethiopia — a diplomatic effort is under way — to defuse the war. a us envoy is in the capital, and the eu and regional groups — have again called for a ceasefire. at the glasgow climate conference, more than a0 countries have promised to phase out coal power. but china, india and the us — have not signed up. controversial rules to push tens of millions of american workers into getting vaccinated will come into effect from january. the mandates affect all healthcare workers and businesses with more than a— hundred employees.

prime minister of "corrupt and contemptible" behaviour in trying to protect the conservative mp owen paterson after he was found to have broken lobbying rules. the labour leader said the government's attempt this week to overhaul the system thatjudges mps, was "trashing" the uk's reputation for upholding democratic standards. cabinet minister george eustice has dismissed the situation as a "storm in a teacup". our political correspondent ione wells reports. the symbol of british democracy in the uk and overseas. but after a week where the government u—turned on its plans to overhaul the system that holds mps to account here, just as one of their own mps was facing a 30 day suspension, some fear that image has been turned upside down. it's a pattern of behaviour, and what makes me most angry is the prime minister is trashing the reputation of our democracy and our country, and so this is far from a one—off and a u—turn, you know, a bad week for the government. it's a pattern of behaviour by a prime minister who doesn't know how to uphold standards in public life. the labour leader's anger is t

chris bryant has also said mps should still pass the motion to suspend owen paterson for 30 days.ymbolic as he has now resigned as an mp but would be the right thing to do to clearly declare what he did was wrong in his breaching of lobbying rules. also he said his standards committee are going to be considering proposals for any reform to the system and going to put together a report before christmas about any possible changes to the standard system so mps will have a chance to consider those in the new year but i think this debate will carry on into next week with the liberal democrats securing a debate on this tomorrow in the houses of department for mps to debate all these issues that have cropped up over the past couple of days. police in the united states have opened a criminal investigation after eight people died at a music festival in texas on friday. many people were also hurt when the crowd surged forward — on the opening night of astroworld in houston. investigators are also looking into claims that someone in the crowd was injecting other people with drugs. this repor

owen paterson's case prompted — at where we go next. case prompted this — at where we go next. owen paterson's case prompted this debate. _ at where we go next. owen paterson's case prompted this debate. the - case prompted this debate. the former minister was found to have broken the rules by approaching ministers and officials on behalf of companies who were paying him. the government tried to block his suspension and change the system, but you turned after a backlash. and mister paterson resigned as an mp. another minister dismissed this as a storm in a teacup. others say it is proof the way the system needs to change and that mps should not be enforcing their own rules. we change and that mps should not be enforcing their own rules.— change and that mps should not be enforcing their own rules. we have a anel of enforcing their own rules. we have a panel of former _ enforcing their own rules. we have a panel of formerjudges _ enforcing their own rules. we have a panel of formerjudges that - enforcing their own rules. we have a panel

owen paterson case because there's with, but equally to try that to the - owen paterson case becausen case because there's a lot of sympathy between his _ owen paterson case because there's a lot of sympathy between his friends i lot of sympathy between his friends on the _ lot of sympathy between his friends on the backbenches, _ lot of sympathy between his friends on the backbenches, given - lot of sympathy between his friends on the backbenches, given his- lot of sympathy between his friends on the backbenches, given his wifel on the backbenches, given his wife kitted _ on the backbenches, given his wife killed herself— on the backbenches, given his wife killed herself last— on the backbenches, given his wife killed herself last year, _ on the backbenches, given his wife killed herself last year, so - on the backbenches, given his wife killed herself last year, so it - on the backbenches, given his wife killed herself last year, so it was . killed herself last year, so it was an attempt— killed herself last year, so it was an attempt to _ killed herself last year, so it was an att

as a minor_ never heard of owen paterson as a minor mp. — never heard of owen paterson as a minormp, minor mp, he's not a household name. he is now— minor mp, he's not a household name. he is now been on the front for 16 days— he is now been on the front for 16 days as _ he is now been on the front for 16 days as a — he is now been on the front for 16 days as a result of the government trying _ days as a result of the government trying to— days as a result of the government trying to get this change into how mps conduct is policed and how they are held _ mps conduct is policed and how they are held accountable. we've now also been talking about something that would've _ been talking about something that would've actually been a minor issue of parliamentary procedure, he would've — of parliamentary procedure, he would've gotten a 30 day suspension and not _ would've gotten a 30 day suspension and not heard anything more about it. and not heard anything more about it now— and not heard anything more about it now we — and not heard anything more about it. now we got all kinds of questio

interestingly i do not think owen paterson would have l think owen paterson would have resigned on wednesdayss, owen has had his wife committed suicide, he stands to lose his reputation and hisjob, we owe it to her hand to see whether and only whether there could be an appeal process for him, and if that didn't work, which it didn't, as you know, then the standards committee report would come back to the house for a vote and that is effectively what has happened. did vote and that is effectively what has happened-— has happened. did you read to ourself has happened. did you read to yourself the — has happened. did you read to yourself the report _ has happened. did you read to yourself the report from - has happened. did you read to yourself the report from the i yourself the report from the parliamentary commissioner? yes. and did ou parliamentary commissioner? jazz and did you read herself the report from the house of commons standards committee?— the house of commons standards committee? yes. so you will know that committee _ committee? yes so you will know that committee said it had stri

. find circulating about sir geoffrey cox and owen paterson.— and owen paterson. and the chancellor has _ and owen paterson. and the chancellor has been - and owen paterson. and the | chancellor has been speaking and owen paterson. and the - chancellor has been speaking about it today? chancellor has been speaking about it toda ? , , ,, .,~ chancellor has been speaking about ittoda ? , , ,, , it today? yes, rishi sunak this mornin: it today? yes, rishi sunak this morning was — it today? yes, rishi sunak this morning was asked _ it today? yes, rishi sunak this morning was asked about - it today? yes, rishi sunak this morning was asked about the l it today? yes, rishi sunak this - morning was asked about the case of sir geoffrey cox, the conservative backbencher who has a not insubstantial extracurricular activity as a lawyer, judging the best part of 1 activity as a lawyer, judging the best part of1 million quid in the last year. richie —— rishi sunak said he didn't know anything about the specific details, but on the case of 0wen paterson and the whole business of

sirjohn major, has launched an attack on borisjohnson�*s goverment — calling its handling of owen paterson'suspension, �*shameful and wrong'. on wednesday, the commons voted in favour of changing the system that governs the behaviour of mps, despite a recommendation by the independent standards commissioner to suspend mr paterson for 30 days. ministers backtracked, following uproar from their own mps and opposition parties. here's our political correspondent, ione wells. if there's one person who knows the damage allegations of sleaze can cause, it is sirjohn major. the former conservative prime minister's own government in the 1990s was brought down in part due to the cash for questions scandal. mps were offered money in exchange for asking parliamentary questions. but sirjohn claimed that, while he set up a committee to look at standards in public life to tackle this, the current government has tried to defend this sort of behaviour over the last few days. i think the way the government handled that was shameful and wrong, and unworthy of this or indeed any government. it also had the effe

this is owen paterson. he's a conservative mp. also receives around £100,000 to work for two companies. that's allowed under parliamentary rules. but mr paterson didn't stick to all of the rules. an investigation by the independent standards committee found that mr paterson had repeatedly lobbied ministers and officials on behalf of those two companies. its report says the committee found that mr paterson's actions were "an egregious case of paid advocacy", that he "repeatedly used his privileged position to benefit two companies for whom he was a paid consultant". it recommended a suspension of 30 sitting days in parliament. such a suspension has to be approved by a vote in parliament. normally those votes go through. not this time. borisjohnson and his government decided the process hadn't been fair. instead of playing politics on this issue, which is what they are doing, i think that she needs to consider the procedures of this house in a spirit of fairness. so, rather than accept the process and accept the outcome, the prime m

an investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog had ruled that former minister owen patersonnisters and officials for two companies which were paying him more than £100,000 a year. after conservative mps voted for a change of disciplinary system, that means his suspension is halted for now. here's our political correspondent iain watson. how much faith do you place in politicians to police themselves? today, the government backed changes which could give mps accused of wrongdoing a new right of appeal. labour say this looks like the government's watering down the system that's supposed to tackle sleaze and could further widen the gulf between politicians and the public. this isn't about playing politics in this place, this is about playing by the rules. cheering and as we can see, it's one rule for everybody else and one rule for the tory conservatives. when they break the rules, mr speaker, theyjust remake the rules. but borisjohnson insisted the government simply wanted to give mps the same rights as any other people accused of professional wrongdoing. may i respectfully sa

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owen paterson was found to have broken lobbying rules. the government then tried to alter the disciplinary system, prompting a furious backlash. with millions trapped in an escalating conflict in ethiopia — a diplomatic effort is under way — to defuse the war. a us envoy is in the capital, and the eu and regional groups — have again called for a ceasefire. at the glasgow climate conference, more than a0 countries have promised to phase out coal power. but china, india and the us — have not signed up. controversial rules to push tens of millions of american workers into getting vaccinated will come into effect from january. the mandates affect all healthcare workers and businesses with more than a— hundred employees. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejohn stapleton who is a broadcaster and kate proctor who is the editor of politics home and the house magazine. let's take a look at some of tomorrow's front pages starting with the metro leads on the resignation of the tory mp

they had ruled in relation to owen paterson's conduct.der. the ayes to the right, 250, the noes to _ order. the ayes to the right, 250, the noes to the _ order. the ayes to the right, 250, the noes to the left, _ order. the ayes to the right, 250, the noes to the left, 232. - order. the ayes to the right, 250, the noes to the left, 232. shame. | the noes to the left, 232. shame. shameful- — the noes to the left, 232. shame. shameful. shame. _ the noes to the left, 232. shame. shameful. shame. shame. - the noes to the left, 232. shame. shameful. shame. shame. whatl the noes to the left, 232. shame. - shameful. shame. shame. what have ou done shameful. shame. shame. what have you done to — shameful. shame. shame. what have you done to this _ shameful. shame. shame. what have you done to this place? _ shameful. shame. shame. what have you done to this place? order. - you done to this place? order. shamefuh _ i want to read the result. the ayes to the _ i want to read the result. the ayes to the right. — i want to read the result. the ayes to

and in effect ditching owen paterson, too.reated a certain amount of controversy. it is important that standards in this house are done on a cross—party basis. while there is a very strong feeling on both sides of the house that there is a need for an appeals process, there is equally a strong feeling that this should not be based on a single case or applied retrospectively. in other words, changing the rules that mr paterson broke is off for now. but the opposition says it's a wider pattern. corrupt. i mean, there's no other word for it, i'm afraid. and often in a situation like this, you have a prime minister who is trying to lead on public standards. what you've got with this prime minister is a prime minister who is leading his troops through the sewer, and so it is a complete mess of their own making. it's a very strong accusation to say this is corrupt. well, it is corrupt because there was a clear finding after due process. borisjohnson says he's sorry to see mr paterson go, but outrage at how the prime minister tried t

clearly the owen paterson affair was, as an issue, the start of a narrative which has now built up toof who a prime minister is. one of the reasons i asked about the mail is because it's all changed there, and you are going to help me understand this, out has gone the daily mail editor geordie greig, ted verity, who was already editor of the mail on sunday, is now editor of the daily mail and editor of the mail on sunday, and to make things even more intriguing, the former editor of the mail, paul dacre is back as editor in chief of dmg media, which is the group that owns the mail titles — mail online, metro and the i, so chris, it's all going on, what's the story? it's a complex picture that's about business and about politics as well. so three years ago, paul dacre, the 26—year editor of the mail, huge figure on fleet street stands down and geordie greig appointed he is seen as a more softer for gary who makes friends more easily and takes the mail in a slightly to some people less nasty, to some people less sharp direction. now, in the meantime, print media is declining rapidly, an

but has nothing to say on about owen paterson's conduct.s clients, and he sent two letters relating to his business interests on house of commons headed notepaper. in the words of the standards committee he brought the house of commons into "disrepute. the government has expressed no regret that one of its mps has done that. helen catt is in westminster. she has been watching in detail. first off, we did get that apology from the government, that was pretty early on in this debate. the government is still saying it is fully committed to changing the standard system but wants to do it with other parties on board. from the opposition side, we had labour questioning brycejohnson's role in all of this, but he had led his troops do the sewers and the stench still lingered. quite a lot of too unfair, it was quite a calm debate, actually command the amount of passion that have run high in westminster over this. probably not least because the speaker basically told them they had to behave before the debate started. he talked about needing to show t

but the government— for nps. -- owen paterson. but the government has _ for nps. -- owen paterson.he government has rather spiked - for nps. -- owen paterson. but the government has rather spiked its i for nps. -- owen paterson. but thel government has rather spiked its gun by announcing earlier this afternoon that it would back the idea of banning paid consultancy work for mps. so labour is still going to press ahead but its motion. the government is going to do what is known as amending it, to change it and says it wants to look at limiting the amount of time that mps can spend on any sort of outside interest. no labour�*s writer look at this, while the motion tomorrow focus is largely on paid consultancy work, labour�*s writer look at this as they actually want to crack down on second jobs in parliament. so this will go ahead tomorrow, it will 90, this will go ahead tomorrow, it will go, we expect to come into a boat in the commons, so expect to hear a lot more tomorrow.— sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's tulsen. all yours. we are well underway as

the suspension of conservative mp owen paterson, ordered by a cross—party watchdog, is now on hold, sparkingccusations of sleaze. when they break the rules, mr speaker, theyjust remake the rules. i think that she needs to consider the procedures of the house in a spirit of fairness. as opposition parties say they won't cooperate on drawing up a new system, we'll be live in westminster. also tonight: as the climate talks continue, businesses are told they'll have to start publishing their carbon—cutting plans. the row over azeem rafiq's treatment at yorkshire county cricket club — as sponsors pull out, his former teammate admits using a racial slur. caught in a post—brexit row — the fishing trawler detained in france for a week has been allowed home. the promise by damon galgut. third time lucky for the south african writer, who's won the booker prize. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, liverpool on the verge of qualifying for the last 16 of the champions league with two games to spare as they faced atletico madrid. good evening. the house of commons voted today to rewrite th

tonight owen paterson said after two years of hell he now had the chance to clear his name.o on the programme: tackling global warming — the chancellor says he wants the uk to show the world how finance and business can play their part in reducing emissions. racism row at yorkshire county cricket club — now yorkshire tea is the latest sponsor to withdraw its support. missing in australia for 18 days — the moment a four—year—old was rescued from a house by police after she'd vanished from a campsite. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel... pressure is ramping up on yorkshire county cricket club over their handling of azeem rafiq's complaints of racial harassment and bullying. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a conservative mp who was found to have broken lobbying rules won't be suspended for now after mps narrowly voted to look at an overhaul of their disciplinary process. an investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog had ruled that former minister owen paterson should be suspended for six weeks for repeatedly lobbying mi

this ethics advisers, all prompted by the owen paterson affair?— owen paterson affair?es writing — five living cabinet secretaries writing a _ five living cabinet secretaries writing a letter in the times saying that the _ writing a letter in the times saying that the prime minister's adviser on ministerial— that the prime minister's adviser on ministerial interests should be given— ministerial interests should be given more power, his or her post should _ given more power, his or her post should be — given more power, his or her post should be placed on a statutory footing — should be placed on a statutory footing with clearly defined roles fully independent of politicians as a way— fully independent of politicians as a way of— fully independent of politicians as a way of ensuring that ministers don't _ a way of ensuring that ministers don't do — a way of ensuring that ministers don't do things in terms of their private — don't do things in terms of their private interests that they shouldn't really be doing. so this is a call— shouldn't really be doing. so this is a c

sirjohn major, accuses borisjohnson�*s government of acting in a "shameful" manner — over the owen paterson. i think the way the government handled that was shameful and wrong and unworthy of this or indeed any government. rapper travis scott says he's "absolutely devastated" by the deaths of eight people at the texas festival where he was performing and pledges "total support" to police investigation after a crowd surge. at least 99 people have died in an oil tanker explosion in sierra leone after the lorry collided with another vehicle in the capital, freetown. tens of thousands of people march through glasgow — demanding new steps to tackle global warming — one of more than 100 climate protests taking place across the uk. we must demand that our leaders stop holding meaningless summits and start taking meaningful action. more pressure on manchester united as they lose at home manchester city — all the afternoon's action in sportsday at quarter to eight. the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major, has strongly criticised the government, saying its attempt this week to overturn

he's referring to the former cabinet minister owen paterson, who's now resigned as an mp.g rules around the work he did for private companies, alongside being an mp. but the government tried to block or delay that. until, at least, it changed its mind. i think the way the government handled that was shameful and wrong and unworthy of this or indeed any government. it also had the effect of trashing the reputation of parliament. if there is one man who knows a thing or two about how damaging sleaze can be to a government, it would be sirjohn major. it came, at least in part, to define his time in office. and we should remember, sirjohn is no fan of borisjohnson, and hasn't been for some time — he didn't vote for him to become conservative leader. it is though, nonetheless, quite something to hear a critique as wide and as deep from a former tory prime minister. parliament cannot be the play thing of any prime minister or indeed any government. this government has done a number of things that concern me deeply. they have broken the law, i have in mind the illegal prorogation

aside in favour of a cross—party "anti—sleaze" candidate in the by—election to replace the tory mp owen patersonover blocking his suspension from parliament for breaking lobbying rules. a senior cabinet minister has admitted the party made a �*mistake' in the way it handled the paterson controversy. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. owen paterson resigned yesterday saying he was totally innocent, but the commissioner for standards found he had been paid £100,000 a year by two companies, then lobbied government on their behalf. there will now be a by—election to fill his seat, and the opposition parties look certain to make sleaze one of their central themes. mr paterson was in parliament on wednesday, when the government ordered all conservative mps to vote to block his suspension. the ayes to the right, 250... the opposition shouted "shame". ..232. all: shame! less than 2a hours later in the face of widespread outrage, the government u—turned. mr paterson, once again facing suspension, resigned. last night's vote has created a certain amount of controversy. it is important

yes, as you say, we know owen paterson | result of his involvement? do with food safety. wider questions are coming out about whether he was involved in promoting the company to ministers in terms of its covid services. i think this is something that will be worrying quite a lot of mps, in the early days of the pandemic, there was the sense of chaos, across the world, not just sense of chaos, across the world, notjust in the uk, as people rushed to make sure they had the right tpe, diagnostic tools, therapeutics and ventilators. there are quite a lot of mps who thought, i know someone in the business world, in my constituency and company you could change manufacturing quite quickly. this will be an issue that will receive a lot more attention in coming months, just how mps try to connect in that panic stricken early months of the pandemic, connect their own contacts to the government. possibly, probably many of them motivated byjust trying to help the national effort, but i think there could be a lot of eyebrows raised if it turned out they were paid

criticises borisjohnson's leadership following the government's attempt to reverse the suspension of owen paterson and overhaul the mps�* standards watchdog. the prime minister is trashing the reputation of our democracy and our country and so this is farfrom one—off. the vote wasn't to reject the report that had been put together. the vote was to establish an appeals process. iraq's prime minister mustafa al—kadhimi survives an attempt on his life as rockets hit his home in baghdad's high—security sector. terrifying footage of dangerous driving — police in yorkshire launch a major road safety campaign to tackle falling standards post lockdown. the weeks we have been telling you about the erupting volcano in la palma. it's caused massive disruption and destroyed more than two—thousand properties. but it hasn't deterred one plucky band of tourists — as tim allman explains. come to la palma and see the sights — well, one rather big sight in particular. now, if you wanted to take part in a classic car rally, an island in the midst of a volcanic eruption may not seem like the ideal venue, but do not u

minister sirjohn major accuses borisjohnson�*s government of acting in a "shameful" manner over the owen patersonow. the organisation which enforces human rights laws warns it could take legal action against yorkshire county cricket club, as another cricketer comes forward to say he was the subject of racist abuse while playing for the county. on this boat the eos r 228 and the nayze are 206. —— on this vote, the gays are 228. in the naes are 228. —— the yeahs. a breakthrough forjoe biden — the us house of representatives approves the president's $1 trillion infrastructure programme. i'm ben boulos, live at the willington wetlands nature reserve in derbyshire, where we are finding out how natural sites like this are helping to tackle the climate crisis. people living in england will be able to book their covid booster jabs a month in advance, under new plans to speed up their roll—out. music one of brazil's most popular singers, marilia mendonca, has died in a plane crash, aged 26. hello and welcome, if you're watching in the uk, or around the world. at least eight people have died, and scores of

minister sirjohn major accuses borisjohnson�*s government of acting in a "shameful" manner — over the owen patersonthe organisation which enforces human rights laws warns it could take legal action against yorkshire county cricket club — as another cricketer comes forward to say he was the subject of racist abuse while playing for the county. i'm ben boulos at the willington wetlands nature reserve in derbyshire, where we are finding out how natural sites like this are helping to tackle the climate crisis. hello and welcome, if you're watching in the uk, or around the world. at least eight people have died and scores of people have been hurt in houston, texas, after a crowd surged on the opening night of a music festival. eleven people were taken to hospitals in cardiac arrest while some 300 people were treated for injuries such as cuts and bruises at the event. with more, here's david campanale. (tx) with more, here's david campanale. the incident happened very quickly, according to local police, as concertgoers at the event press forwards. the award—winning rap singer travis scott was on the stag

sirjohn major, accuses borisjohnson�*s government of acting in a "shameful" manner — over the owen patersonthe way the government handled that was shameful and wrong and unworthy of this or indeed any government. at least 98 people have died in an fuel tanker explosion, in sierra leone after the lorry collided with another vehicle in the capital, freetown. rapper travis scott says he's "absolutely devastated" by the deaths of eight people, incuding a m—year—old, at the texas festival where he was performing. tens of thousands of people march through glasgow — demanding new steps to tackle global warming — one of more than 100 climate protests taking place across the uk. now on bbc news, it's time for our world. bethany bell looks at the consequences of the recent wildfires in greece. this summer, greece was on fire. thousands of wildfires were fanned by its worst heatwave in decades. hardest hit was the country's second largest island, evia. the government has blamed climate change. i'm a firefighter for 23 years and as i can remember, there is no similar situation. here, the fires were cat

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