Westminster homes for votes scandal

Title

Westminster homes for votes scandal

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:04:57

Description

Report looking back at the Westminster City Council homes for votes scandal as BBC television programme Panorama is to make further allegations tonight. Includes auditor John Magill reporting his findings of gerrymandering; Dame Shirley Porter, former council leader denying wrongdoing (archive interview); Panorama intro music; interviews with Panorama reporter John Weir; Westminster’s former housing chairperson Patricia Kirwan; and John Dyke, former senior planning officer at Westminster. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Shirley Porter; BBC; John Magill; Patricia Kirwan; John Weir; John Dyke

Keywords

Elections; Council housing; Political corruption; Westminster City Council; Local elections; Television documentaries; Panorama; City councils; Political scandals; Barry Legg

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