Boris Johnson is “in the sewer with his troops” over Tory sleaze, Keir Starmer has said. The Labour leader said the Prime Minister is the last person who can be relied on to help “clean up” politics after Johnson tried to overturn the whole disciplinary process for MPs to protect disgraced former Minister Owen Paterson.
Starmer said: “Instead of upholding standards, he ordered his MPs to protect his mate and rip up the whole system – that is corrupt, it is contemptible and it’s not a one-off.” Appearing on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show Starmer said he is “angry” that the reputation of the country and democracy is being “trashed” by the Prime Minister.
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