Allegations of insider share dealing by Cecil Parkinson

Title

Allegations of insider share dealing by Cecil Parkinson

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

4 Nov 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:17

Description

Margaret Shiels reports on allegations of insider share dealing by Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson. Includes economist Avinash Persaud on the potential repercussions on the money markets; a statement denying the allegations from Parkinson’s solicitor Peter Carter-Ruck; and exchange in the Commons between Labour MP David Winnick and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Margaret Shiels; David Winnick; Avinash Persaud; Peter Carter-Ruck

Keywords

Fraud; Conservative Party; Cecil Parkinson; Share dealing; Cabinet ministers

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