The Prime Minister dodged the opportunity to say sorry when speaking to broadcasters.
has refused to apologise after his attempt to overhaul Westminster’s disciplinary procedures collapsed in disastrous fashion last week.
Mr Johnson and his ministers were accused of trying to rewrite the rule book to spare Mr Paterson – a former Cabinet minister – who was found to have repeatedly lobbied ministers and officials on behalf of two companies he worked for as a paid consultant.The attempt failed after opposition parties refused to co-operate, while Mr Paterson announced he was quitting as MP for North Shropshire blaming the ‘cruel world of politics’.
Mr Paterson – who has protested his innocence throughout and linked to the row to his wife’s suicide – has said MPs should be offered a more robust system of appeals if they are found to have broken the rules.
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