Cash for questions row

Title

Cash for questions row

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate; Special

TX Date

12 Jul 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:25

Description

Peter Russell reports from Westminster where House of Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd is considering launching an inquiry into the case of two Conservative MPs accused of tabling Parliamentary questions for cash. The Sunday Times, which broke the story, has released tapes of their reporter, Jonathan Calvert, talking to the MPs Graham Riddick and David Tredinnick. Includes clips from the recordings (Sunday Times copyright); Commons speeches by Betty Boothroyd; Graham Riddick; Bill Walker; interview with Graham Riddick.

Contributors

Betty Boothroyd; David Tredinnick; Graham Riddick; Bill Walker; Peter Russell; Jonathan Calvert

Keywords

Newspapers; Conservative Party; Sunday Times; Members of Parliament; Political corruption; Politicians; Public inquiries; Political scandals; David Tredinnick; Graham Riddick

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