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Martha Kearney interviews former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw after parliamentary standards watchdog clears him of breaking rules on paid lobbying.

We asked Channel 4 to appear on the programme, but they declined. They said: "Dispatches stands by its journalism; this was a fair and accurate account of what the two MPs said. This investigation was in the public interest and revealed matters which were of serious public concern."

The Telegraph also turned down our invitation. They said they had: "conducted an investigation that was in the public interest and accurately revealed matters which were of concern to millions of voters. We raised a number of serious questions about the conduct of Members of Parliament. We suspect voters will find it remarkable that, despite the scandal of MPs' expenses, Parliament still sees fit for MPs to be both judge and jury on their own conduct."