Re: Bakers Dozen 2015.2 : Mon May 18, 2015 9:38 pm
13 UK political scandals ...1. Squidgygate, the covert leaking of a bugged phone call between the Princess of Wales and James Hewitt (1992)
2. Cecil Parkinson affair with secretary Sara Keays resulting in their child, Flora Keays (1983)
3. Edwina Currie resigns as a junior Health minister for incorrectly claiming that millions of British eggs were infected with salmonella (1988)
4. Plebgate - Andrew Mitchell resigned from his post as Chief Whip following allegations made about his conduct during an altercation with police at Downing Street (2012)
5. Labour MP John Stonehouse's faked suicide (1974)
6. Profumo Affair - John Profumo had an affair with Christine Keeler (1963)
7. Jeffrey Archer conviction for perjury (2001)
8. Rinkagate - Jeremy Thorpe allegedly paid a hitman to murder Norman Scott; the hitman only shot the dog, Rinka
9. Peter Hain resigned his two cabinet posts (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Secretary of State for Wales) after the Electoral Commission referred donations to his Deputy Leadership campaign to the police (2008)
10. Westland affair -Michael Heseltine resigned in a disagreement with Margaret Thatcher over the Westland Helicopter company. (1986)
11. Lloyd George and the honours scandal - Honours sold for large campaign contributions (1922)
12. David Mellor resignation after disclosure of his affair with Antonia de Sancha and gratis holiday from a daughter of a PLO official (1992)
13. Suez Crisis (1956)
