The Guardian – ‘Tories plunged into crisis after sleaze rules U-turn’

The Guardian – ‘Tories plunged into crisis after sleaze rules U-turn’ 

The Guardian says the Tories have been “plunged into crisis” after what it describes as a “humiliating government U-turn”. No 10 withdrew its backing for Mr Paterson less than 24 hours after ordering MPs to back an amendment which avoided his suspension by overhauling the standards system, the paper reports.