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Is Boris Johnson leading a corrupt government? | Chris Bryant on Owen Paterson and Tory sleaze
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November 16, 2021
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23:48Now PlayingChair of Standards Comittee Chris Bryant joins Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea on this video edition of the New Statesman podcast to discuss why the Owen Paterson corruption scandal feels like 1997.
As today’s debate on Owen Paterson and lobbying standards commences in Parliament, together Chris Bryant, Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss "Tory sleaze", whether the UK is a corrupt country, how the scandal could affect the reputation of all MPs.
Chris Bryant recently gave a speech in Parliament in which he argued that Owen Paterson brought the house into "disrepute" and today he joins the New Statesman podcast to discuss the suspension that Paterson received, the backlash towards the Tory flip-flop on this issue as well as what impact this scandal could have on Parliament as a whole.
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