PM criticised over poor handling of Paterson case, as North Shropshire MP resigns to leave ‘cruel world of politics’, writes Matt Mathers
o there we have it. Less than 24 hours after Tories voted to save their colleague Owen Paterson from suspension, Downing Street has abandoned its initial plan to overhaul standards procedures and thewith his reputation in tatters. Even for this government, which has become accustomed to backtracking following poor errors of judgement, the nature of the huge, screeching U-turn was spectacular.
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