UK minister admits sex worker relationship

[MrTee]

I bet he had her on a Zero hours contract!

Either he paid her, in which case he is lying and he knew full well she is a brass, or he never paid her and is guilty of exploiting a vulnerable person..

He should resign!

[Prbkk]

Classic Mandy Rice-Davies moment denial. But in any case Brits know that when they elect a Tory Govt they'll get at least one ,maybe two sex scandals out of it ( although this one is a bit limp).

Edited April 13, 2016 by Prbkk

[SgtRock]

I bet he had her on a Zero hours contract!

Either he paid her, in which case he is lying and he knew full well she is a brass, or he never paid her and is guilty of exploiting a vulnerable person..

He should resign!

He probably paid her and then claimed expenses.

That is acceptable if you are a politician.

[SgtRock]

Classic Mandy Rice-Davies moment denial. But in any case Brits know that when they elect a Tory Govt they'll get at least one ,maybe two sex scandals out of it ( although this one is a bit limp).

You mean Mandelson ?

Or is it acceptable for ...........................

[Gary A]

Here you see the problem with politicians. They are professional liars and think they can lie their was out of anything. Had he just winked and told them that what he does with his private life is none of their business they would have left him alone.

[thairay]

he was asked in an interview if he knew she was a dominatrix..."it beats me" he said

[Grouse]

Absolutely no public interest

Begs the question why BBC Newsnight made such a big deal out of it! Now that would be interesting

[RuamRudy]

Absolutely no public interest

Begs the question why BBC Newsnight made such a big deal out of it! Now that would be interesting

I think the potential public interest angle is whether the press sat on the story for an extended period in order to pressurise him into being lenient on them as part of his remit as Culture Secretary, and, more importantly, whether he caved in to that pressure - and the abysmal response to the Levenson inquiry certainly suggests that the press won that battle.

[canthai55]

Absolutely no public interest

Begs the question why BBC Newsnight made such a big deal out of it! Now that would be interesting

I think the potential public interest angle is whether the press sat on the story for an extended period in order to pressurise him into being lenient on them as part of his remit as Culture Secretary, and, more importantly, whether he caved in to that pressure - and the abysmal response to the Levenson inquiry certainly suggests that the press won that battle.

Press sat on it because the owners of the papers and Big Business, Big Banks, Big Pharma ... are all in the same club. Get together over drinks at the Club, decide what spin to put on what story, how much to tell the public - even if they should tell them the truth, which rarely happens. Spin it so we can make some money and lets Go to Press.

“Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear.” ― Edgar Allan Poe

[BritManToo]

he was asked in an interview if he knew she was a dominatrix..."it beats me" he said

Is he in line to be Party Whip?