Environment Secretary dismisses Owen Paterson scandal as ‘storm in a teacup’
Environment Secretary George Eustice has dismissed the situation which has developed since theMr Paterson was found to have broken lobbying rules after being a paid consultant for clinical diagnostics company Randox since 2015 and meat distributor Lynn’s Country Foods since 2016.
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