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Re: Owen Paterson: Anger as Tory MP avoids suspension in rule shake-up
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2230665.html
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Former Tory MP Owen Paterson claims ‘unfair’ lobbying investigation breached his human rights
Brexiteer takes case to European Court of Human Rights – despite previously railing against Strasbourg influence
Former Conservative MP Owen Paterson has claimed that the lobbying investigation that sparked a government scandal ending with his resignation breached his human rights.
He has lodged a formal complaint with the European Court of Human Rights, which formally asked the British government to respond to his allegations on Tuesday.
Mr Paterson has complained to the Strasbourg court that his Article 8 rights under the UK Human Rights Act, relating to respecting his private and family life, had been infringed…
… Mr Paterson – a staunch Brexiteer who was a member of the Tories’ hardline European Research Group – had previously called for the UK to be “freed from the writ” of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).
In a 2014 speech, he said Brexit would allow for repeal of the Human Rights Act and allow Britain to “break free” from the Strasbourg Court which oversees the ECHR and human rights laws.
“Much of the problematical immigration into this country stems not just from the EU but from the European Convention of Human Rights,” Mr Paterson said.
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