A Conservative found to have committed an “egregious” breach of lobbying rules has avoided an immediate suspension after MPs voted for a government-backed proposal to overhaul their disciplinary process. In an unprecedented move, they chose not to back the cross-party Standards Committee’s call for a six-week ban from Parliament for Owen Paterson after it was ruled that he repeatedly lobbied ministers and officials for two companies paying him more than £100,000 per year. Instead, the House of Commons backed a Tory amendment calling for a review of his case after Prime Minister Boris Johnson questioned whether the investigation into Paterson was fair as his party was accused of “wallowing in sleaze.” The MP for North Shropshire, who angrily denied the findings against him, could have faced recall proceedings that may have triggered a by-election if the recommended six-week suspension had been approved. There were shouts of “shame” and “what have …