Parliamentary Labour Party Suspends Ex-ministers

Three ex-ministers, secretly filmed while being asked to help a fictitious US lobbying firm for cash, have been suspended from the parliamentary Labour Party.
Parliamentary Labour Party Suspends Ex-ministers
Former cabinet ministers from Britain's ruling Labor Party Stephen Byers, (L) Patricia Hewitt (C) and Geoff Hoon (R) have been suspended for allegedly preparing to influence policy in exchange for cash, in a scandal that has erupted just weeks before an election. AFP/Getty Images
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Ex-ministers Stephen Byers, Patricia Hewitt, and Geoff Hoon were secretly filmed while being asked to help a fictitious US lobbying firm for cash.(AFP/Getty Images)
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