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Prescott Gets Slap on the Wrist
Prescott is expected to get only a mild rebuke from the Parliamentary standards watchdog for failing to declare his stay at the Colorado ranch of an US casino tycoon Philip Anschutz and the gift of an elaborate cowboy outfit.
Prescott seems to have gotten away with what MPs described as a "slap on the wrist" over his relationship with Anschutz, owner of the Millennium Dome and bidding for a super casino license.
Prescott angrily rejected corruption accusations aimed at him by Conservative MPs during heated Commons exchanges July 19.
Prescott vehemently and repeatedly denied having any influence over the process of siting Britain's first and only super-casino. Prescott dismissed what he claimed were "wild charges" that he was guilty of corruption.
The deputy prime minister has been the subject of a Parliamentary investigation by standards watchdog Sir Philip Mawer, after allegations of conflict of interest and violations of ministerial codes. The investigation has widened its scope after it was disclosed that Prescott likewise received gifts from the casino tycoon.
Greg Hands, the Tory MP for Hammersmith and Fulham, said that by giving such privileged access to a specific bidder, Prescott had seriously compromised the whole bidding process.
Prescott insisted that he was not involved in any way with the planning or sale of the Dome and the decisions were made in the department by other ministers.
Tuesday, 01. 2006
Edward O'Connor