Paddy Ashdown admits affair

Title

Paddy Ashdown admits affair

Genre

Speech

TX Date

6 Feb 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:00:34

Description

William Garnett, lawyer for Tricia Howard, former secretary to Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdowm, reads a statement on his client’s behalf criticising newspaper handling of their extra-marital affair 5 years ago. Follows Ahdown being forced to reveal the affair after papers on it were stolen from his solicitors’ office and offered to newspapers.

Contributors

William Garnett

Keywords

Newspapers; Mass media; Liberal Democrats; Paddy Ashdown; Political leaders; Extra-marital sex; Right to privacy; Political scandals; Tricia Howard

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