Owen Paterson today dramatically resigned after Boris Johnson executed an extraordinary U-turn on his decision to block his punishment for lobbying. The former minister declared he is resigning as MP for North Shropshire, saying: 'I will remain a public servant but outside the cruel world of politics.' It came hours after Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg announced the government has dropped plans for a retrospective overhaul of sleaze rules after a huge backlash at the 'politically-motivated' decision. The move meant that a motion on suspending Mr Paterson for 30 days for lobbying rule breaches - as was recommended by the cross-party standards committee - was set to be brought before the House again. The whirlwind reversal came less than 24 hours after the PM smashed convention by ordering his party to oppose the conclusions of the standards watchdog.
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