Boris Johnson has been accused of a “coordinated smear campaign” against the Standards Commissioner who investigated the misconduct of disgraced former MP Owen Paterson.
Ian Blackford, the SNP Westminster leader, has called for a formal inquiry into how the Prime Minister attempted to undermine Standards Commissioner Kathryn Stone.
The Prime Minister had to abandon an attempt to overturn a 30-day suspension of his Tory MP friend Owen Paterson, over paid lobbying on behalf of two private companies, by changing the whole disciplinary process for MPs.
Johnson whipped Tory MPs to support the plans but u-turned on the proposals in less than 24 hours when faced with a furious public backlash over Tory sleaze.
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