Boris Johnson "gave the green light to corruption" over the Owen Paterson row, Sir Keir Starmer said as MPs debated the standards process.

"Last week the Prime Minister damaged himself, he damaged his party and he damaged his democracy," Sir Keir told the Commons. "And when he deliberately undermines those charged with stopping corruption, he corrodes that trust."

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