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Old 05-11-2021, 13:45   #93
jfman
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Re: Owen Paterson: Anger as Tory MP avoids suspension in rule shake-up

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
My argument is not that he be ‘let off’. All I am saying, if anyone is actually listening, is that a right of appeal should be in place.

All this does is review the decision in the light off all the evidence. If the committee got it wrong, this would be an opportunity to put it right.

If the committee was correct in its judgement, the decision would stand.
So who should stand above an independent standards committee appointed by Parliament?

Judges?
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