UK Government Denies Corruption Claims

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has rejected fresh accusations of corruption after a newspaper investigation found major donors to his Conservative Party were offered seats in parliament’s upper chamber. <br />Eustice also described the furore over Conservative politician Owen Paterson, who quit parliament after the government’s U-turn on plans to overhaul the system for combatting parliamentary corruption <br />Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told Sky News it was difficult to see a future for Kathryn Stone, the independent parliamentary commissioner for standards after Conservative MPs blocked her recommendation to suspend Paterson.