James Forsyth James Forsyth

To catch a minister

Liam Fox is not the only politician to become entangled in the lobbyist’s web

issue 15 October 2011

Old hands in Westminster are confident that they know what lies behind the Liam Fox-Adam Werritty relationship. With a knowing glint in their eye, they lean forward and whisper: ‘He’s a lobbyist.’ They’ve seen it all before, they say. It explains why Werritty thought it was worth spending tens of thousands of pounds just to be in the same city as the Defence Secretary.

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