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| MP Owen Paterson breaks his back in riding accident | MP Owen Paterson breaks his back in riding accident |
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| A Conservative MP has broken his back in a riding accident. | A Conservative MP has broken his back in a riding accident. |
| Owen Paterson, MP for north Shropshire, was out riding on Saturday when he fell from his horse, breaking three vertebrae. | |
| He is in hospital in Gobowen, Shropshire, and has been told he needs total bed rest. | He is in hospital in Gobowen, Shropshire, and has been told he needs total bed rest. |
| Mr Paterson said he feels "lucky to be alive" and is still able to work while being treated, but won't be returning to London for "at least this week". | Mr Paterson said he feels "lucky to be alive" and is still able to work while being treated, but won't be returning to London for "at least this week". |
| The MP was initially taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and then transferred to the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, in his constituency, where his injury was diagnosed. | The MP was initially taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and then transferred to the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, in his constituency, where his injury was diagnosed. |
| The BBC understands Mr Paterson could be off for 12 weeks after the accident. | |
| Speaking from hospital on Monday night, Mr Paterson said: "The horse landed on my head." | |
| He added that he feels "quite rough and lucky to be alive". | |
| Chris Schofield, chairman of the North Shropshire Conservative Association, said: "We wish him a speedy recovery". |