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The Independent UK
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Chiara Giordano and Lamiat Sabin

Boris Johnson news - live: Brexit tariff fees revealed as MPs to vote on sleaze reforms

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Boris Johnson's voice sounds croaky during debate in Commons

Brexit has led to UK firms paying tariffs on up to £9.5bn of exports - despite Boris Johnson’s claims of a “tariff-free” deal, an investigation has revealed.

In other news, MPs are set to vote on whether to scrap the controversial standards reforms that sparked Westminster’s sleaze row.

A motion to rescind the so-called Leadsom amendment, which looked to establish a review of the MPs standards investigation process and delay Owen Paterson’s suspension for breaking lobbying rules, has been tabled by Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg for Monday.

It comes as the prime minister admitted for the first time that he could have handled the Paterson affair “better”.

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