Government forced into humiliating U-turn over blocking of MP's suspension

[@scottandcoke1342]

It's hilarious that they aren't officially allowed to use the word 'corruption' in the house and instead have to call it 'sleaze'. Call it what it is.

[@luke9509]

They don't like hearing the truth.

[@beowulf3558]

They're coping for a guilty conscious--the lot of them are guilty of fraud and treason against England.

[@chips1889]

Looks like he was paid £100k to support two companies, did he not declare it? Did he do an illegla act? Some are so hot under the collar about something that needs reform.

[@redf7209]

Best regulator might be the taxman if we made these activities 200% taxable

[@caz1429]

@@chips1889 lol yea right so what was he paid for by the companies 🤔..not experience in their businesses as he has none lol ..obvious it was for lobbying.

[@hamsatd]

Americans cronyism making it's way to the UK. Pretty depressing.

[@selitofromingiltere487]

They are close cousins remember !!

[@mightymizzar9672]

@@selitofromingiltere487 we are there father that old saying like father like son

[@gogglescot]

Cronyism, or corruption as it’s known has been going on for generations in the corrupt UK

[@xfmmanktwat9383]

@@gogglescot in the Conservative party

[@elusiveeagle8597]

Hah, American cronyism was transported from the UK to America to begin with my friend !

[@polygonalmasonary]

Regardless of the arguments, £100,000 in one year is a ‘Lottery Win’ to the vast majority of people who live in the uk. Does anyone believe those companies would have paid £100,000 for ‘Safety Advice’ if the accused were ‘Not’ an MP? Shouldn’t the public have a ‘democratic’ say in this debacle? Mixing official political responsibility with business and personal wealth is not ‘democratic’, it is unpalatable to most UK citizens.

[@WiSkify]

Hear, hear

[@bluesmaster9896]

16hrs "work" for £100.000 f...k me The only value he could possibly bring is an open door to public money .

[@utv8831]

It was 500,000 altogether

[@bluesmaster9896]

@@utv8831 Scandalous really ,those 16hrs were just a declaration for admin purposes no doubt? Think of the returns they must have got from public money . They're all up to their eyeballs in it .

[@stevec6427]

As it happens, my employer is advertising a vacancy for a new health and safety advisor. As a full time job with a minimum of 40 hours per week, this comes with a salary of £35k - £40k dependant upon experience. Therefore I'd say £100k would be very excessive even if it were for a full time position

[@arvilino]

It's ridiculous how arrogant Mogg is to think the public are naive enough to let the Tories judge their own corruption cases.

[@joefabulous6989]

Strangely enough boris Johnson is under investigation by the same committee that found Paterson guilty

[@chrismurphy6070]

@@joefabulous6989 he must have been worried to have tried this then ,stinks of corruption all of it

[@stevec6427]

I live in his constituency (I apologise on behalf of the people of Somerset) and Mogg is not just arrogant at a national level, he is at a local level as well. He will not meet with members of the public during his surgery, it's for business people and the wealthy only

[@tomclementsmusic1654]

Reece Mogg has a dream which is to live in 1782. Man is not fit for purpose as an MP

[@forsytherob]

The public who voted them in? That public?

[@Josh23761]

Suspended? He should be fired!

[@joefabulous6989]

Boris Johnson is under investigation by the same committee that found Paterson guilty rotten to the core

[@redbeard3923]

Should be kicked out the country

[@andyholmes9597]

That has to be a matter for his constituents.

[@pauldavies7469]

@@andyholmes9597 horseshit, he's a standing MP standards matter to us all for democracy whether he's my MP or not. He's not my MP and he should he taken straight to prison

[@stetomlinson3146]

@@pauldavies7469 Now the committee’s report is accepted, he should now be suspended from the house for 30 days. Because the length of suspension is that long, his constituents, if they choose. (It’s not automatic), can ask for another by-election. But it has to be a certain percentage of them. I agree he should go to gaol but that certainly is t going to happen, because what he did isn’t, believe it or not, a criminal offence!

[@somthingbrutal]

the utter corruption of the tory party laid bare

[@stableianF1oracle]

Punished by 30 days away from parliament .. wow that will hurt him. Load of crock. He should be in prison for 10 years

[@twistedcherrypop]

in fairness a byelection will likely be called and he could lose his seat that is why they didn't want him suspended.

[@henryburton6529]

so many u turns they been running in circles since Boris took power

[@ursulajimeni9013]

funny how i bet u won’t vote against them at the next election

[@patriciagraham2287]

They are all as dizzy as!

[@nickpembury7184]

'they' been running in circles since Boris was Mayor of London. What's your point?

[@deanwal1962]

Lord Snooty lying through his teeth again.

[@djdoolittle1315]

Nice ‘n sleazy nice ‘n sleazy , does it every time

[@GreatHealer.]

Lord Snooty, I love it.

[@stevec6427]

The Beano did threaten to sue if he didn't stop impersonating Walter the softy. I think they have a solid case

[@midlandgeordie]

A Victorian relic…doesn’t live in real world with his fancy language

[@tonykirkby247]

torrie = corruption

[@bigtastyforlife9367]

Government u-turn, I'm shocked, didn't see that coming (again).

[@molybdomancer195]

They must have whiplash with all sudden u turns they keep making

[@marylynch951]

Uturn on what ?

[@bigtastyforlife9367]

@@marylynch951 After 24 hours of cross-party criticism, Johnson abandoned plans to set up a Tory-dominated committee to overhaul the system, while appearing to leave former Tory cabinet minister Owen Paterson to face his fate.

[@j_o_h_n_d_u_n_n]

@@marylynch951 ..a sixpence ? 🤔

[@bigtastyforlife9367]

@@j_o_h_n_d_u_n_n Knowing BoJo the Clown (aka The Sex Yeti), he will probably starting calling his u-turns...."Government Cruyff Turns"

[@grahamtrave1709]

His corrupt colleague was found to have broken the rules on several counts and several rules. Just because the system didn’t hand out the desired outcome for the transgressor it is preposterous to then change the system. In may people’s opinion this should have been investigated by the police given the huge amounts of money for involved for “consultancies” from two companies amounting to £92000 per year for several years. Where s the voice of Keir Starmer here our ex Attorney General who successfully prosecuted corrupt MPs ….some politicians whom were sent to prison. In February 2010, Starmer announced the CPS's decision to prosecute three Labour MPs and a Conservative peer for offences relating to false accounting in the aftermath of the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal.[31] They were all found guilty.

[@ottopotomas]

these people should be behind bars

[@blueberrymuff6152]

Corrupt tories as usual

[@tentaklaus9382]

Corrupt politicians as usual.

[@xfmmanktwat9383]

@@marcuspd477 Was wondering how long right wingers would spin tory corruption into "haha Labour likes minorities!"

[@Synonymous277]

@@marcuspd477 Evidence?

[@nijjijjion204]

@@marcuspd477 Other parties are just incompetent at least they aren't corrupt.

[@beowulf3558]

@@nijjijjion204--all political parties are UK COPORATION fraudsters and traitors; they're all corrupt.

[@arandmorgan]

They have to make sure it's SEEN to be fair. I think we know what they'll be doing next then.

[@exotikz7905]

Which is ?

[@mikescott5412]

Conservatives vs conservatives 🤣 these people are out of control

[@beowulf3558]

Says the alien giving an opinion on matters that are none of their business. Go home.

[@mckenzie-grayeevans5876]

@@beowulf3558 Bit unnecessary to call him an “alien” isn’t it? :)

[@robertgreen5217]

@@beowulf3558 when a government is as corrupt as this one is then that is everyone’s business surely .

[@beowulf3558]

@@mckenzie-grayeevans5876--nope. I tell it how it is.

[@beowulf3558]

@@robertgreen5217----no, it's the business of English folk and English folk only. Just as Iraq was none of our business--so this foreigner should keep his nose out of ours.

[@georgedonnellan36]

What a shambles.

[@BazzerObama]

Put into layman’s terms…….”Paterson has been trousering £500k per annum from business interests and was caught bang to rights being dodgy and lobbying on their behalf. To be honest being an Oxbridge graduate, he should have known that what he was doing was out of order. Many of his constituents are asking how can he have OTHER jobs, surely being an MP is a full time occupation or maybe he’s simply not doing it properly”

[@zxrcol]

Sack the lot of them, they’ve got no standards, corruption of the highest order, they have broken the rules far to many times, clear the lot out and let’s start again with real people

[@aarondavids5798]

He is getting suspended for 30 days .. probably on full pay. It exactly a punishment. Needs to lose his job if they want to set an example and show that the government are serious about things

[@bluesmaster9896]

Suspended on full pay for one month .My god how will he ever recover ?

[@chrismurphy6070]

As well he still works now for the two companies

[@bluesmaster9896]

@@chrismurphy6070 He won't be of any use to them now .He doesn't work as such . he gets a place on the board or a consultancy .In return he gets them access to public money and lucrative Gov contracts ,they're all at it on both sides of the house .They declare a few hrs just for admin . But it's his honour that worries me lol .

[@chrismurphy6070]

@@bluesmaster9896 we will see , I guess and certainly not the conservatives so corrupt

[@sampotts9666]

Criminal sentences for lobbying

[@michaelcoward1902]

How many U-turns is that now? 35? Anyone else notice how the Torygraph, Sun and Express haven't breathed a word about it? Even the Daily Mail has found the muck at the bottom of the barrel to be distasteful, and that's REALLY saying something.

[@ANGEL_BOB_YT]

It is not a U-turn labour refused to turn up

[@joeheaton4927]

Corruption at the highest level, they're all at it.

[@timemechanicone]

He listened yesterday he didn’t act yesterday he didn’t act this morning he only acted after the humiliating interview on sky News fact

[@indricotherium4802]

Nothing alters the way rows of lily-livered, amoral 'water surface dirt' behind him voted yesterday.

[@JMB1891]

This government 😂 Like a comedy sitcom.

[@pureplay7071]

Only their not funny.

[@roncatton7101]

But knowhere near, as funny!

[@myleswillis]

GET THAT MAN A LINT ROLLER!

[@stevec6427]

I'd rather use a road roller on him

[@lindsaysmith7825]

Corrupt to the core.

[@MrYossarianuk]

Damage already done - mainly to the Tories but to politics in general

[@PerryUK]

Corruption is Tory policy.

[@Paul-li9hq]

The government is u-turning so fast now, it looks more like they are spinning circles, without a clue what direction to take 😂

[@earthman6700]

Sounds like the five years of br x it tail chasing.

[@mickpurcell272]

They take the piss people not going to stand for it changing the rules to suit

[@leemc4093]

Another day at the tory party office

[@TonyWayt1]

Every member of parliament needs to be arrested and put on trial for crimes against humanity.

[@mansamusa8525]

This country is a literal joke. They do what they want with no real repercussions. It's weird that more of them haven't been attacked tbh.

[@Richard_Turner]

Making so many perfect u turns they will be issued a HGV licence at this rate

[@martynjones8560]

To paraphrase Micheal Rosen: "Fascism arrives as your friend, with a well-tailored suit, and a plummy voice, breast-fed by nanny ...". This government is an obscenity.

[@beowulf3558]

Labour Party are *no* better--so singling out the Tories is rather petty. All political parties are complicit in fraud and treason against England.

[@lenmarfox2947]

Another U-turn, at this point, these lot are just a roundabout of disaster.

[@ursulajimeni9013]

funny how i bet u won’t vote against them at the next election

[@lenmarfox2947]

@@ursulajimeni9013 actually I did vote against them

[@dougaltolan3017]

30 days? I thought this was serious.....

[@iantaylor620]

The trouble is we all now know what they WERE going to do. U turn or not. Rather like Johnson wasn't originally going to sack Hancock. The intention was clear.

[@MrArthand]

I would like to know what MP is NOT CORRUPT! .......🤔

[@ryanandrew8765]

Brexit wasn't about Europe, it was about a right wing political/cultural revolution which involves dismantling the ancient institutions of the United Kingdom.

[@beowulf3558]

The irony is, the EU proposed to dismantle these very institutions. Anyhow, there's no institutions of the "UK"--they all belong to England

[@ryanandrew8765]

@@beowulf3558 The institutions do serve the entire UK - this has been observed by commentators for many, many years. Now the SNP populate the HoC, you'd be led to believe that is not the case, which is also what they want. As pointed out by David Hume, the institutions are bound to favour England to some degree, but this is natural because it is the far biggest country in the Union. Nonetheless, the advantage gained by other countries in the Union far outweighs the drawbacks.

[@beowulf3558]

@@ryanandrew8765--LoL. The UK isn't a country--it's a corporation...we are not ruled by corporations here in England. The UK is a criminal entity that has co-opted the institutions of England--so please cease providing it legitimacy.

[@ryanandrew8765]

@Amanda Hughes Some Brexiteers agree with what Benn has said, and yes there are many justified criticisms of the EU, but the execution of Brexit is not the same thing as justifying it's criticism. It's a pity, because the political reality is that there is no good way to do Brexit, especially given that it was led by people who have a reputation for corruption and incompetence.

[@Sonicozz]

Highest standards in the house, who’s he kidding?

[@ursulajimeni9013]

funny how i bet u won’t vote against them at the next election

[@neilrobson3064]

The most mediocre frontbencher in recent memory……

[@OGCrypto33]

I love how everyone is right honorable. All theatrical crap.

[@marylynch951]

Yes I can't stand that wording

[@faithlesshound5621]

"Right honourable" means they are Privy Councillors: i.e. they have taken a vow of silence on anything they are told "under Privy Council terms." That should not reassure the rest of us.

[@miras2222]

Shamless 'honorable' liars call others shamless liars 'my honorable friend'.

[@miras2222]

honorable liars call other liars 'my honorable friend'

[@stuartf2946]

Words just fail me with this moronic government, it really does.

[@ursulajimeni9013]

funny how i bet u won’t vote against them at the next election

[@Senseigainz]

They only allowed him to pass because Owen would whistleblow the lot of them.

[@peterfox2538]

I hope Doris never gets a job as a plumber.

[@jamesdelta8153]

Boris has "again" shot himself in the foot.Hhow many time has he done that??? The clown must be walking on his stumps by now.

[@California265]

I could help if he isnt

[@jasonk7072]

All a bit of a farce really isn’t it? Maybe it’s just me but I didn’t fell that a 30 day suspension was a particularly harsh punishment for what Paterson did (and let’s not forget that he did it) and by just suspending him and moving on all of this could have been avoided. Which of course makes me wonder what they’re trying to distract us from.

[@susansantapola]

A months holiday on full pay is not a punishment. What a joke.

[@ragnor56]

Up he gets" The clown prince of Nonces" would defend anything connected to wealth or power

[@mrgrant7067]

They lie and when they get caught lying, they tell different lies.

[@jibberjabber2957]

Time for a revolution.

[@craig3420]

U turn again..23rd in 2 years

[@timmo491]

forced? seems like a sensible move that was always on the cards.

[@wadefite]

Pity there wasn't more people in the house to laugh at him.

[@andrewmaccallum2367]

Roll on Scottish independence!! Saor Alba 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@sookmajoaby]

No thanks, Scotland is becoming a tyrannical, cultureless, cesspit under krankie. And more Scots are waking up to the fact... Independence would be very dangerous for Scotland.

[@earlcollins9310]

The police and judiciary should be investigating / punishing corruption ,, not people likely to be involved ?

[@glensumner2462]

He listened to the debate and then ignored all that was said as usual

[@Blazeproudman]

30 days r they taking the piss he should be sacked they lv playing things down

[@davethehat5016]

How did the party I supported all my adult life come to this? Is their arrogance now so ingrained that they could not understand how their actions yesterday would be viewed before they wasted so much parliamentary time and effort in arranging a stitch up to get their corrupt mate off the hook. If they had any decency they would all recognise that they are not fit to act as public servants and step down as MPs, but we all know that isn't going to happen. If only there was a credible opposition as an alternative.

[@superhumantrueman]

Anyone's a credible alternative to these thieves.

[@DdotRay86]

Couldn't have said this any better myself.

[@Josh23761]

Choices are Boris the bafoon or Kier his agreer.

[@KevinKearney1993]

I’m a member and I used be be really involved in local politics. The behaviour of the party over the last few years has sickened my stomach. A strong opposition is needed indeed.

[@ea.fitz216]

They were always like this

[@lateknight4754]

Have they said it Patterson will take the suspension now then? No, what's changed then?!

[@efinel]

Excuse me, but why was his punishment only a 30 day suspension? He should, surely, be sacked and a bi election take place 🤷‍♂️

[@angelinaperfumes]

Probably because if he is sent to jail, he will accused others MPs of same wrong doing.. It is all a farce.

[@roderickantony7770]

A U-turn straight into traffic with only one outcome.

[@gordonbryson7475]

Umm mum did he say anything ..?

[@09pietram]

I was thinking the same, stood up spoke for two minutes and said nothing.

[@johnrussell3961]

What a long winded way to do a u-turn. Tory ministers spent all morning defending what they had done. Now they will spend all the evening defending the u-turn.

[@holymoly6829]

Bunch of 🤬

[@faithlesshound5621]

Looking on the bright side, this Tory scandal means Boris is unlikely to call a snap election before Christmas.

[@j_o_h_n_d_u_n_n]

Best to wait for another winter and kill off a load more pensioners ..🤔

[@fionageddes4451]

Corruption

[@judtindouglas9051]

Good, justice has been served, no one is above the law

[@frenchguitarguy1091]

There needs to greater accountabilty for these people. Until there is a way to punish corruption and criminal negligence, based outside of MPs, government and noramal civil service, these vampires will keep trying to feed on us.

[@johnbowkett80]

Vote wisely at the next election. Time for REFORM.

[@steveburke425]

What a self righteous person

[@adrianceasar5620]

:) Building back better:)

[@mrlomrlo7353]

leveling up

[@freedomfighter8614]

Still trying to polish the turd.

[@martinobrien7110]

The Stick Insect .

[@brokennative114]

Ok so it’s evident the tories need a real leader and that leader should be liz truss . Boris is failing the red wall voters massively

[@earthman6700]

And the UK needs a change of government and its Leader should be the Internationally respected Statesman John Bercow.

[@susansantapola]

Liz truss, this is a joke of course 😂😂😂 the lot of them need to go. Utterly sickening corruption.

[@christopherlawrence6815]

Pure word vomit

[@noramartin96]

Another thespian

[@StuartMorrisKing]

The greatest trick I've ever seen was misdirection

[@michaelshore2300]

SKY no news again there was no U turn

[@LuzdoSol00]

I genuinely thought these things I left behind in a third world where I lived in for the first 10 years of my life. Corruption is really everywhere. Citizens are only citizens they are not stupid.

[@dugooddougan3574]

But they are a humiliated HAPPY GOVERNMENT.

[@hamiltonmackenzie3340]

The haunted pencil has no soul

[@jackcassie8950]

I’m struggling to understand what Rhees Mog is saying on the matter. Is he saying the standard committee installed by Parliament is flawed, and not fit for purpose, therefore all members who’ve had judgements passed against them in years gone by, should now be given the same entitlements he’s seeking for Patterson. I’m also unsure of his vision for a senior Judge to participate in a revised committee, unless of course it’s intended to make matters indulged in by Patterson a criminal offence, with an appropriate penalty, if found guilty.. I’m getting a bit doddery in my old age, and sometimes find such a Mickey Mouse approach difficult to believe Particularly when the present committee is being made to look so foolish and inept. Never seen anything like it since Theresa May conned Davies Davies into believing he was the Brexit Negotiator. How very silly she made him look.

[@jackcassie8950]

Surely an independent committee. particularly one with a Senior Judge participating will have no accountability to the voters,.

[@xavierhucklenbruch1798]

In full reverse.. u turn tastic... Cash for questions !!! Is what this is..

[@corvus1238]

There WAS cross party agreement yesterday. The cross party standards committee ruled that Paterson hadn't met the standard for public office. The sleazy Tories decided UNILATERALLY to disregard that committee finding.

[@djdoolittle1315]

Hey Jacob ! Nice and sleazy does it ! 😔☝️

[@hitmanjunkie2945]

We all know the MPs are playing a fiddle 😂

[@pippipster6767]

Mogg appears to have a great number of principles… But in reality I don’t believe he has any at all. Welcome to the Conservative party.

[@robertrigby2028]

Will he wish everyone a Merry Christmas next month? Exactly... the UK is a messed up place

[@jameshblack]

This guy should be in jail , misleads the people any time he talks

[@Prophet_Google]

😯 👕👍 *The STENCH of tthe TORIES has no BOUNDS!* 👊 👖

[@pauli2169]

Where is this story on the BBC website? I have had it with the BBC

[@Mr-Reece]

Another U turn added to the list

[@healthiswealth1452]

What's this got to do with coronavirus???? Are we allowed to leave our houses yet???? I'm still washing my hands 30 times a day 😭😭😭

[@tonyjohnson9078]

Remember remember The 5th of November 🔥 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@patriciagraham2287]

Where is everybody being paid by the taxpayer??