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Owen Paterson: Unrepentant ex-minister in lobbying sleaze row says he’d ‘do it again tomorrow’

The Independent 04 Nov 2021
He was found to have breached rules on lobbying on behalf of Randox by making three approaches to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) about the testing of antibiotics in milk in 2016 and 2017 ...
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US oil giants top list of lobby offenders holding back climate action

The Guardian 04 Nov 2021
Report into lobbying tactics names ExxonMobil and Chevron as worst, while carmaker Toyota takes third ExxonMobil and Chevron are the ...
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Workers Union claims historic win over farm lobby

Sydney Morning Herald 04 Nov 2021
The Australian Workers Union says the decision is its most significant victory in 135 years ....
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Boris Johnson Accused of 'Corruption' for Backing Vote to Protect Tory MP Embroiled in Lobbying Row

Sputnik 04 Nov 2021
Conservative MP Owen Paterson is accused of violating lobbying rules over his paid consultancy work on behalf of two UK companies. The 65-year-old, who earlier served as secretary of state for Northern Ireland, rejects the accusations ... .
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Scotland's papers: A&Es; to turn away patients and MP lobbying row

BBC News 04 Nov 2021
New guidance for emergency departments and a row about the system for disciplining MPs makes the papers. .
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Meghan lobbying US senators over paid family leave

The Times/The Sunday Times 04 Nov 2021
The Duchess of Sussex has been personally phoning senators — particularly Republicans — to lobby them into supporting paid family leave in the United States.
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What is the sleaze row? Everything you need to know about Tory lobbying scandal

The Independent 04 Nov 2021
Even the right-wing Daily Mail ran a scathing front-page headline suggesting Tory MPs had “sunk back into sleaze” after they voted to review Mr Paterson’s lobbying case and the ...
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PM U-turns on controversial review of Owen Paterson’s lobbying suspension

AOL 04 Nov 2021
“It cannot be right to propose an overhaul of the entire regulatory system in order to postpone or prevent sanctions in a very serious case of paid lobbying by an MP.
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Meghan Markle Uses Royal Title to Lobby U.S. Senators

TMZ 04 Nov 2021
Meghan Markle is lobbying hard for paid paternity ...
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UK Conservatives back down on lobbying plan overhaul

The Daily Item 04 Nov 2021
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government backed down Thursday on plans to overhaul lobbying rules for lawmakers amid a backlash over efforts to abolish an independent system to police the conduct of members of the House of Commons ....
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PM backtracks on controversial review of Owen Paterson’s lobbying suspension

AOL 04 Nov 2021
Boris Johnson has watered down controversial plans to overhaul the disciplinary process for MPs and review a senior Tory’s alleged breach of lobbying rules after widespread outrage ... “I fear last night’s debate conflated an individual case with the general concern. This link needs to be broken ... .
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Lobbying scandal: UK’s Conservatives accused of corruption

Al Jazeera 04 Nov 2021
The United Kingdom’s ruling Conservative Party has been accused of corruption after backing a colleague who broke paid lobbying rules. MPs in the House of Commons voted by 250 to 232 on Wednesday against a 30-day suspension of Owen Paterson, a move that was recommended by the chamber’s standards committee ... ‘Rot starts at the top’ ... .
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Three community COVID-19 cases detected in Queensland border town

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 04 Nov 2021
Queensland records three new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in Goondiwindi as the mayor of the southern border town says he is concerned about gatherings in northern New South Wales ... .
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