Starmer demands PM apologise in wake of Paterson resignation

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has demanded that the Prime Minister apologise after an “unbelievable” 24 hours in Westminster.

Sir Keir issued a statement in the wake of Owen Paterson’s resignation as an MP this afternoon saying that: “This has been an unbelievable 24 hours even by this government’s chaotic standards. Only yesterday Boris Johnson was forcing his MPs to rip up the rules on standards in public life is a truly damning indictment of this prime minister and the corrupt government he leads.

He said the Prime Minister “must now apologise to the entire country for this grubby attempt to cover up for the misdemeanour of his friend. This isn’t the first time he’s done this but it must be the last. And Boris Johnson must explain how he intends to fix the immense harm he has done to confidence in the probity of him and his MPs.”