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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, prompted by a cash-for-questions scandal.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

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

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2023

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 • Jan. 7, 2018

Ex-Tory MP Patrick Mercer, who quit over a cash-for-questions scandal, won by 16,152 votes in the 2010 election.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2014

The byelection was caused by the resignation of Patrick Mercer, who first won Newark in 2001, over a cash-for-questions scandal.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2014

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