Emergency debate tabled in cash for questions row

Title

Emergency debate tabled in cash for questions row

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

12 Jul 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:19

Description

Peter Murphy reports from Westminster where House of Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd has said she will launch an emergency debate 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 Parliamentary speeches by Betty Boothroyd; Joe Ashton; Dale Campbell-Savours; interview with David Tredinnick.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; Joe Ashton; Betty Boothroyd; Dale Campbell-Savours; David Tredinnick

Keywords

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

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