cash-for-questions

British

adjective

of, involved in, or relating to a scandal in which some MPs were accused of accepting bribes to ask particular questions in Parliament

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He made it into Parliament in 2014, in a by-election in Newark, Nottinghamshire, prompted by a cash-for-questions scandal.

From BBC

The so-called "cash-for-questions" scandal ended the careers of four politicians, including one minister.

From Reuters

He contested the by-election in Newark, Nottinghamshire, in 2014, prompted by the resignation of Conservative Patrick Mercer over a cash-for-questions scandal.

From BBC

The Guardian sparked the cash-for-questions affair in 1994 when it alleged that then-MPs Neil Hamilton and Tim Smith had been paid to ask questions on behalf of Mohamed Al-Fayed.

From The Guardian

He represented Mohammed Al Fayed following the cash-for-questions scandal in which the Harrods owner had paid Tory MPs to ask questions in the House.

From BBC

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