The Lib Dems are calling for the system to be overhauled, amid claims of 'sleaze' at Westminster.
Mr Paterson was found to have broken the Parliamentary rules by lobbying on behalf of two companies, with the Committee on Standards recommending he serve a 30-day suspension from the House of Commons.
Speaking to the BBC's Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, the Labour leader accused Mr Johnson of "corrupt and contemptible" behaviour in trying to "protect" Mr Paterson. Environment Secretary George Eustice said the government had "made a mistake" in trying to get Mr Paterson's breach of lobbying rules re-examined by a new committee, but added: "What we have seen is a Westminster storm in a teacup".
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