Homes for votes scandal
- Title
- Homes for votes scandal
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1994
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- Duration
- 00:04:43
- Description
- Former council leader Shirley Porter denies any wrongdoing over Westminster City Council’s Building Stable Communities policy, judged by the district auditor John Magill’s initial report to be illegal. The policy was of selling council houses in such a way to increase Conservative votes prior to the 1990 local elections. Speaking from California golf holiday. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Shirley Porter
- Keywords
- California; Elections; London; Reports; Conservative Party; Council housing; Political corruption; Westminster City Council; Housing policy; Auditors; City councils; John Magill
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