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1994 - Cash for Questions

  • Alleged that Ian Greer (lobbyist) and Mohammed Al-Fayed (owner of Harrods) paid cash to Tory MPs Hamilton and Smith to ask questions in the HoC on behalf of Al-Fayed


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1997 - Ecclestone Affair

  • Formula 1 Chief gave £1m to hte Labour party

  • F1 was then the only sport to not be banned from advertising tobacco products


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2006 - Cash for Honours

  • Several Blair nominees for life peerage had recently made large donations to the Labour Party 


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2020 - Johnson’s Mustique holiday

  • Johnson’s Mustique holiday was allegedly funded by Ross (Carphone Warehouse owner)

  • Ross’ private opera company was then given a furlough grant by the Arts Council


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Bridgemere controversy

  • Pre-2019 election - donated £1m to the Tory party

  • Circle Health (which Bmere has a sig stake in) got a £346m Covid contract

  • Govt and Hancock failed to declare the meeting took place to set up the contract


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Gmail account controversy

  • 2021 - companies who wanted Covid contracts who were linked to ministers were fast-tracked through contact process

    • Also directed to VIP lane gmail account

  • Companies not necessarily Tory donors but raises qs about ‘chumocracy’ and govt transparency


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Sir John Homes

  • Failure to follow rules by the Tories ‘undermined voter convidence in our democratic processes’