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‘A fish rots from the head down’: MPs hammer absent Boris Johnson in Owen Paterson scandal debate
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‘A fish rots from the head down’: MPs hammer absent Boris Johnson in Owen Paterson scandal debate
MPs took aim at Johnson for "trashing UK democracy" after his government attempted to undermine the process investigating politicians' conduct.