Thread: Owen Paterson: Anger as Tory MP avoids suspension in rule shake-up
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Old 06-11-2021, 22:26   #119
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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
All of which points to the fact that there is no right of appeal. Are you really happy with that?

Whether or not he’s guilty as charged is a separate issue.
and you would not say that if it wasn't a tory that got caught you really need to take the tory rose tinted glasses off OB

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
No, Trial by a previously agreed process that didn’t appear to have issues until now, when the Government tried to replace the previously agreed process with one that they could control.

I would recommend reading pages 35-48 of the Standards Committee Report, which focus on Paterson’s arguments relating to the process of investigation and adjudication.

https://committees.parliament.uk/pub...79907/default/
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