Owen Paterson’s resignation statement in full as he blasts MPs ‘for mocking late wife’
Owen Paterson’s resignation statement in full as he blasts MPs ‘for mocking late wife’
Owen Paterson, who was facing a suspension, has resigned as an MP (Picture: PA)
Owen Paterson has accused other MPs of mocking his late wife as he confirmed he is stepping aside from politics because his children asked him to.
In a statement released after the former minister resigned as MP for North Shropshire, he alleged some had tried to ‘belittle’ the death of his wife of 40 years, Rose, who…