A day's a long time in politics

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Emily Maitlis was on the case on BBC’s Newsnight:

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Peter Kay
@theonlypeterkay

@maitlis quotes Dominic Grieve "it cannot escape notice that the P.M. is currently the subject of an investigation for failure to declare his interest by that same Commissioner."
EM "Was this Boris Johnson getting in early because he could see where this trail was going?"

Well, yes. And there's all those incredibly generous COVID contracts that were handed out to ministers' pals and cronies that have yet to be justified, along with the other assorted and plentiful shady donations and favours. Paterson’s transgressions are the tip of an iceberg that, unusually nowadays, shows no sign of melting.

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Marina Purkiss
@MarinaPurkiss

Here’s a picture of the corruption we’re dealing with: - Paterson paid £500ph to advise for Randox - Randox wins £133m contract for Covid testing without any other firms getting chance to bid - Govt makes Randox tests mandatory for travel - Randox reports £218m revenue (+85%)

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#SocialistSunday
@socialistsunday

Tory MP Owen Paterson was paid £112k a year to lobby on behalf of Randox. Randox were awarded a £133m contract in March to produce testing kits without any other tenders. By July the Government were issuing safety advice to the public not to use Randox testing kits. #TorySleaze

Chris Bryant MP, who delivered the inquiry's findings to the house before the vote, was understandably livid:

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ITV News Politics
@ITVNewsPolitics
'This is a really dark day for Parliament'

Chris Bryant says is 'morally offensive' that Tories voted to reject Owen Paterson's recommended suspension and overhaul the standards watchdog

'That happens in Russia, it shouldn't happen in Britain', he added

https://www.itv.com/news/2021-11-03/return-of-90s-sleaze-fury-as-tories-seek-to-reject-mps-lobbying-sanction

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