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Sarah Ferguson, Prince Andrew's ex-wife, was secretly filmed asking a businessman for £500,000 to "open doors" to Andrew. The businessman was an undercover reporter from the News of the World, a British tabloid.
In the video below, she tells him the money will "open up all the channels, whatever you need, whatever you want," and "then you meet Andrew and that's fine."
It was May 2010, and Andrew was Britain's trade envoy. She wanted the rest by wire transfer: "If you give me the bank account details, I'll arrange that no problem at all." Before he left, she picked up a $40,000 cash deposit in a black computer bag.
The paper ran the footage on May 23. The palace said Andrew was "unaware of the meeting." She apologized the same day for "a serious lapse in judgement."
Then the story flipped. In 2016 the reporter, Mazher Mahmood, known as the "Fake Sheikh," was jailed for 15 months for tampering with evidence in a different case. That year she sued the paper's owner. By 2018 she wanted £40 million in lost earnings, including two TV shows.
In January 2018, the owner's lawyers called her case "defective and embarrassing" and stood by the story. No ruling on her claim has been reported.
If a reporter lies to catch you saying something real, should his paper owe you £40 million?
Steve retweeted
BREAKING: Reuters reports the Trump White House is mapping out a path to govern without Congress if Democrats win on Tuesday.
Don’t tell me Trump isn’t fascist ever again!
Steve retweeted
Trump says he could have won the Vietnam War in a week.
By bombing Ho Chi Minh City.
IDIOT. The United States was defending Ho Chi Minh city, the capitol of South Vietnam. The enemy was North Vietnam, it's capitol is Hanoi.
And by the way the United States did conduct limited bombing near Hanoi, but direct bombing of Hanoi itself would likely have drawn China or the Soviet Union into directly fighting against the United States.
My God. This stupid violent idiot is Commander in Chief of the United States.
Trump:
I could have won the Vietnam War in a week.
They kept bombing forests for years instead of going after Ho Chi Minh City.
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Steve retweeted
Kemi Badenough has just become a contrarian now. Saying the opposite to whatever Andy Burnham says just to try and look relevant.
It's a bit silly, especially on the issue of slavery.
Steve retweeted
Kicking working families off their land with a 6 month notice and pricing them out of their own homes is an absolute joke. William and Kate are not sorry for doing it.
They are only sorry because the farmers yelled, the public kicked off, and he got caught out.
Where are all the royal reporters today?
They were cheering him on last week but they are completely silent now that he has had to back down and apologise. It is absolute rubbish. #DuchyOfCornwall #PrinceWilliam
Steve retweeted
King Charles acting like a prick again in Antigua because the slightest bit of rain falls on him and there isn't an instant umbrella for him during the unexpected rainfall.
Steve retweeted
Badenoch is living in Fantasy Land if she thinks she'll ever be PM.
Her arrogance and deluded self belief almost oozes out of the screen.
#bbclaurak
Steve retweeted
Trump demanding that Mary Peltola forfeit her race because her former campaign manager coordinated with other candidates is a good time to remember that Trump's 2016 campaign manager coordinated with the Russian government.
Steve retweeted
Everything that has come from Kemi Badenoch and the tories lately has reinforced the fact that their mantra remains:
'If you're wealthy, we want to help make you wealthier. If you're poor, we don't give a fuck about you.'
They've learned nothing
#bbclaurak
#BBCBreakfast
Steve retweeted
I see Baroness Benefits Kemi Badenoch is giving it large re welfare cuts. She wants everyone to start living within their means
From the woman who claims £39,400 (and the rest) per year from the taxpayers coffers.
#BBCLauraK #BaronessBenefits
Steve retweeted
Still waiting for #bbclaurak to mention the #CovidInquiry
and how her Tory chums killed 1000's of our elderly relatives.
Or ask Badenoch about the £billions they robbed from British people to give to themselves and their VIP pals.
#bbclaurak
Steve retweeted
The Tories are the key reason why there is such a large debt. They left a documented national debt of £2.8 TRILLION. You are still being Conservative with the truth. Untrustworthy, unelectable. Shut up and sit down you deceitful clown
Steve retweeted
Greg Abbott wants four more years to fix things in Texas.
He's already had eleven years.
Vote that asshole out.
Steve retweeted
Growing up, my family were always quite in awe of royalty...Queen's speech, royal weddings etc. I followed suit.
Not now...paying £12m for Andrew, Sarah Ferguson accepting £ from Epstein.King was mates with Saville, the whole situation stinks. Parasites who cost us a fortune.
Steve retweeted
I'm going to ask again. Where is the Daily Mail's Caroline Graham, who spent over 8 years with Thomas Markle.
Thomas Markle is an appalling individual who was used by the media to target Meghan. They had a reporter who knew Thomas well. She has serious questions to answer.
Steve retweeted
May those who live, work or holiday on top of this have nightmares about what lies beneath them. May they imagine the cries of the dying and may it keep them awake at night.
