Who will win the North Shropshire by-election?
A Conservative win in North Shropshire is essentially inevitable, but that doesn’t mean it's worth ignoring.
ByOwen Paterson
Tories fear the corruption scandal has cut through to voters. It’s worse than they think
The absence of any great political project might prove to be a bigger problem at the next election for the…
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Will Boris Johnson’s proposals on MPs’ second jobs end the sleaze row?
The Prime Minister’s bid to steal a march on Keir Starmer risks further antagonising Tory backbenchers.
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Chris Bryant interview: “Labour should put the ministerial code into law”
The Labour MP and standards committee chair on how his party should respond to the MP corruption scandal and why…
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Why the government cannot escape the Owen Paterson scandal
The row over MPs’ standards lives to see another day, thanks to the efforts of Conservative MP Christopher Chope.
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Want to know who the real metropolitan elite are? Look at the Tory sleaze row
A certain type of right-winger is genuinely capable of believing that £82,000 isn’t enough to raise a family on, while…
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Meet the latest “Tory sleaze” headliner: Natalie Elphicke
The Conservative MP who told Marcus Rashford he should stick to his day job has a second job for which…
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Banning MPs’ second jobs would weaken parliament, not strengthen it
The unintended consequences of reform could result in a decline in the calibre of our MPs and ministers.
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What Boris Johnson’s insistence that the UK is not a “corrupt country” reveals
The UK Prime Minister likely fears the fallout from the Owen Paterson fiasco could damage his reputation internationally.
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Owen and Rose Paterson and a tragedy haunting the establishment
At first, a heavy silence surrounded my old friend Rose’s suicide. Now her death has become part of a grim…
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The Owen Paterson fiasco has reminded Westminster that Boris Johnson is mortal
The PM is often seen as politically invulnerable, but the latest sleaze row has hurt him.
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How much trouble will the revelations over Geoffrey Cox’s second job cause Boris Johnson?
A video has emerged in which the former attorney general appears to be using his parliamentary office to conduct his…
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Ban MPs from second jobs – but pay them properly
We don’t expect teachers, aeroplane pilots or sports stars to be moonlighting in other roles. Why should MPs be different?
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Why the “Tory sleaze” scandal isn’t going away
Despite Boris Johnson’s best efforts to ignore the story, more and more Conservative MPs are coming under scrutiny for their…
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How the Owen Paterson scandal reduced the Conservatives’ poll lead
Ben Walker joins the New Statesman Podcast team for a monthly look at the polls.
Labour must forge a progressive alliance to defeat Boris Johnson’s rotten government
In Turkey, Hungary and Israel, opposition parties have united against governments that threaten democracy. Britain’s parties should do the same.
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Why Boris Johnson doesn’t want to ban MPs from having second jobs
If MPs’ outside earnings are restricted, the Prime Minister will find it even harder to maintain Conservative Party discipline.
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Nathan Law: From Poland to the UK, “freedom is under threat”
The pro-democracy activist and author warns that the authoritarian crackdown taking place in Hong Kong can happen anywhere.
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Plans for a cross-party “anti-sleaze” candidate are dead on arrival
Labour and the Liberal Democrats have failed to agree to stand aside for an independent candidate in North Shropshire.
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We cannot rely on shame to hold politicians like Owen Paterson and Rob Roberts to account
The idea that MPs’ sense of honour and decency is enough to keep them playing by the rules has been…
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