Owen Paterson, a leading Brexiteer who quit as an MP after he was embroiled in a lobbying scandal, is taking the government to the European Court of Human Rights
government after the prime minister defended him and tried to change the rules to prevent Mr Paterson's suspension as an MP.Mr Paterson was Northern Ireland secretary under David Cameronand Mr Paterson resigned, saying he had to protect his family.
Court documents say Mr Paterson's"good reputation" was damaged because the findings by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards were made public. They also say the process by which the allegations were investigated and considered"was not fair in many basic respects". The commissioner"did not hear witnesses, it met in secret, he was given 15 minutes to address the PCS", he was not allowed to have a lawyer present and there was no right of appeal, the documents say.
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