Corruption in politics
Two former foreign secretaries have been secretly filmed apparently
offering their services to a private company for thousands of pounds.
Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind are the subject of the allegations,
arising from a joint investigation by the
Daily Telegraph and Channel 4's Dispatches.
The documentary makers said reporters posed as staff of a fake Chinese
firm.
The MPs have referred themselves to the Parliamentary Commissioner for
Standards. Both deny any wrongdoing.
It is claimed that Mr Straw was recorded describing how he operated
"under the radar" and had used his influence to change EU rules on
behalf of a firm which paid him £60,000 a year.
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