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A COMPLAINT has been made to Britain’s parliamentary standards commissioner about Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley employing his son and former Stormont Junior Minister Ian Paisley Jnr as a researcher.

Commissioner John Lyon will examine the complaint before deciding if it merits a full investigation.

The preliminary inquiry is another potential blow for the Paisley family in a week that saw Ian Paisley Jnr dramatically resign as a Stormont Minister.

Just a few days later Mr Paisley Jnr spelt out the nature of his Commons-related work for his father and said it involved a salary of £9,000 to £11,000.

That was on top of some £62,000 a year for his posts as a Junior Minister and MLA.

Mr Paisley’s DUP party admitted 18 of its MPs and Assembly members have relatives working for them.

Out of 81 staff employed by the DUP 26 are family members.

Mr Paisley Jnr has worked as a research assistant for his father since 1998.

He resigned as a Junior Minister following questions about his relationship with a developer and lobbying on a government land deal but has denied any wrongdoing.