LONDON:The British government apologised on Monday (Nov 8) for its botched attempt to protect a ruling party lawmaker by changing rules designed to prevent corruption in parliament, a debacle in which Prime Minister Boris Johnson\u0027s integrity has been questioned. The row triggered by the case of lawmaker Ow
LONDON:The British government apologised on Monday for its botched attempt to protect a ruling party lawmaker by changing rules designed to prevent corruption in parliament, a debacle in which Prime Minister Boris Johnson's integrity has been questioned.
"I would like to express my regret and that of my ministerial colleagues over the mistake made last week," minister Steve Barclay told parliament's House of Commons during a debate on the fallout from the Paterson affair. In a video clip recorded for media before the debate, Johnson was unapologetic, saying lawmakers should be held to account for unethical behaviour but insisting the rules for doing so did need to be changed.
Johnson last week pushed parliament to protect Paterson by hastily voting to change the rules, only to backtrack after the vote, leaving the Commons in disarray. Paterson has since quit parliament.
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