Owen Paterson faces 30-day Commons suspension for rule breach after watchdog report

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Ex-minister Owen Paterson could be suspended from the Commons for 30 days after an MPs' watchdog found he had "repeatedly" used his position as an MP to benefit two companies who paid him as a consultant.

The watchdog described his actions as "an egregious case of paid advocacy".

In reply, the Conservative MP said: "The process I have been subjected to does not comply with natural justice."

"I am not guilty and a fair process would exonerate me," he added.

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