Owen Paterson loses ECHR appeal against report that preceded downfall

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Judges ruled investigation into then-MP that found he repeatedly engaged in improper lobbying was fair

The European court of human rights has dismissed an appeal by the former MP Owen Paterson against the parliamentary report that preceded his political downfall.

Paterson, a former environment secretary and influential pro-Brexit Conservative, resigned as an MP in 2021 after an investigation by the parliamentary commissioner for standards established that he had repeatedly engaged in improper lobbying.

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