standards scandal

Boris Johnson was absent from the owen paterson debate

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‘A fish rots from the head down’: MPs hammer absent Boris Johnson in Owen Paterson scandal debate

MPs took aim at Johnson for "trashing UK democracy" after his government attempted to undermine the process investigating politicians' conduct.

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standards scandal

‘A fish rots from the head down’: MPs hammer absent Boris Johnson in Owen Paterson scandal debate

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