Neil Hamilton (politician)

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Mostyn Neil Hamilton (born 9 March 1949) is a British politician and former barrister who was leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2021 to 2024. Originally a member of the Conservative Party, he was elected to the House of Commons in the 1983 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton, a seat he held until 1997. He was appointed parliamentary under-secretary of state for corporate affairs by Prime Minister John Major in 1992. In 1994, The Guardian alleged that Hamilton had taken cash payments in exchange for asking questions in Parliament. Hamilton sued the newspaper for libel, but settled on the day of the trial. The Guardian published a headline branding him "A Liar and a Cheat". The cash-for-questions affair inquiry in 1997 found that Hamilton had taken bribes. He subsequently lost a libel case on the matter. Hamilton became widely associated with sleaze, and was forced to resign his ministerial role. He was defeated by an independent candidate, Martin Bell,...

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