An MP refers a newspaper to the PCC…from Twitter
An experiment with Storify, showing quite an interesting little spat between Labour peer John Prescott and the Sun over this credit card story. Unusually (perhaps even for the first time), the Twitter exchange directly led Prescott to refer the paper to the PCC.
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John Prescott is accused of using a governmental credit card to spend cash in an Australian casino during a Labour staff trip. This is widely reported on by a number of news outlets, including the Sun.
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Lord Prescott Used Taxpayers’ Money In Australian Casino On Procurement Card, Ministers Claim | Politics | Sky News
2:47pm UK, Thursday October 27, 2011 Figures released by the Department for Communities and Local Government suggest Lord Prescott’s staf… -
Prescott staff spent taxpayers’ cash at casino
Documents show a government credit card was used to spend £456 at the Star City casino, £490 at a seafood restaurant and £75 at an aquari… -
Two months later, Prescott is cleared after it emerges that the card was cloned.
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“Inquiry clears @johnprescott over departmental credit card spending. £2,000 in transactions from cloned card. thisishullandeastriding.co…
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“Former DPM John Prescott cleared of misusing public credit card, officials revealed it was ‘cloned’ – Hull Daily Mail
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In his rebuttal on Twitter today, Prescott suggested the accusations came about after an “orchestrated” smear campaign.
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“Come on @ericpickles @grantshapps. What’s your response to Gus clearing me after your taxpayer-funded smear operation thisishullandeastriding.co…
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He also demanded answers from the Sun, which printed the story in October. The exchange is quite amusing.
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“Hello @sun_politics. As you printed @ericpickles & @grantshapps smear against me I trust you’ll print this thisishullandeastriding.co… #leveson
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“@johnprescott Merry xmas Prezza – it’s the season of goodwill, so drop all your angst!
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“@Sun_Politics So you’re refusing to correct a false smear? thisishullandeastriding.co… Forwarding your tweet to Lord Hunt at @ukpcc. Merry Xmas!
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“@johnprescott No smear Prezza, you spent lots of taxpayers money on a jolly Down Under in a casino. As we said tho, happy xmas.
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“@Sun_Politics Well done. You’ve repeated repeated the smear. I didn’t spend it. It wasn’t my card and I was cleared by Gus….
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“.@Sun_Politics Goes to show it’s business as usual at Wapping. At least I can raise this exchange during my #Leveson appearance next year
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“.@sun_politics For the record, who sent the last two tweets? Be good to have a name
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“@johnprescott You’ll also remember to tell #Leveson you admitted spending £400 on an Oz casino meal for your staff, won’t you big boy?
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“@Sun_Politics I’ll tell him it was a meal for 10 people – £40 per head- including Australian government officials. Another Sun distortion
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“@johnprescott Sounds like you all had a lot of fun. Thx for reconfirming our story, and so your point is…?
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