Tory sleaze U-turn descends into farce

Responding to the Government’s failure to endorse a Standards Committee report on rule breaches by former Conservative MP Owen Paterson, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said: “This is a total farce. First, the Government scheduled this motion so there would be no chance for debate. Now, the motion hasn’t passed.

Wendy Chamberlain

“It’s insulting that, after two weeks of this scandal, the Government couldn’t even perform their sleaze U-turn successfully. This tells you all you need to know about the state of the Conservative Party. “It’s vital that the Government brings this back before MPs as soon as possible. Every day that goes by without this being repealed, the more embarrassing this whole affair becomes. We must move forward.”

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