Christine Hamilton and Neil Hamilton during "I Love Soho" Campaign Launch Party at Too2Much in London, Great Britain. The political class have plundered every resource from the working class yet they still feel aggrieved by the one thing they haven't yet stolen their opinions & critique. Some previously expressed disgust at incidents they had witnessed. (British TV series) participants, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 27 November 2022, at 09:29. Neil Hamilton: You have, and I think we need to have something to eat. Christine Hamilton. He also said that he made the fateful suggestion that she interview each cabinet member individually, believing they would lack the resolve to tell her to her face that she must go. Other MPs active in the No Turning Back Group included Michael Portillo, Peter Lilley, Alan Duncan and Gerald Howarth. [71], The National Young Conservatives hinted at a stitch-up at the BBC. [21] Hamilton toured her one-woman show, Share an Evening with Christine Hamilton, in 2003,[22] and has appeared several times in Eve Ensler's play The Vagina Monologues, including its 2005 West End run at Wyndhams Theatre, where she appeared alongside Jenny Eclair and Heather Small. In the immediate aftermath of the BBC settlement, allegations of witness intimidation abounded. It had never occurred to Neil Hamilton to do other than observe the ministerial code of ethics. [citation needed], In June 1990, Hamilton was recruited by the right-wing Monday Club activist Derek Laud to work for Strategy Network International, a firm specifically created to lobby against anti-apartheid movements and economic sanctions and for apartheid South Africa's 'transitional government' of Namibia set up in defiance of UN Resolution 435 on Namibian independence. Hamilton resisted the pressure from senior Conservatives and Conservative Central Office to stand down. [24], Hamilton has appeared on numerous topical television programmes including GMTV, Loose Women, This Week, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, This Morning and The Wright Stuff. Thatcher did subsequently resign, and in the next round of the election Hamilton voted for John Major. HIGNFY S31E05 - Alexander Armstrong, Fern Britton & Andy Hamilton. In the early 1970s, the then Christine Holman - daughter of a doctor - was secretary for a Tory MP called Wilfred Proudfoot.And then she was allegedly head-hunted by the flamboyant Sir Gerald Nabarro, the wealthy Worcestershire Tory MP who sported a spectacular handlebar moustache and a booming voice.She supported Sir Gerald during his trial for alleged dangerous driving at Winchester in 1972.Throughout the trial, she clutched a piece of lucky white heather and wept when he was acquitted. What could be wrong with that? In September 2003, after having a residence in the Tatton constituency for twenty years, the Hamiltons moved to Hullavington, Wiltshire, where they purchased a home in October 2004. 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Mostyn Neil Hamilton (born 9 March 1949) is a British former barrister and politician who has been leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) since 2020. in the first of many signings by the producers that prove you don't have to be celebrated to attract the culture's most captivating misnomer. In September 2020, Hamilton was named acting leader of UKIP, following the suspension from the party of the previous leader, Freddy Vachha. He received a BScEcon degree in economics and politics from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1970, and an MScEcon degree in economics and politics in 1975. Hamilton was a teacher at St John's College in Southsea between 1973 and 1976. Hamilton had given a categorical denial he had made a Nazi salute in Berlin to John Selwyn Gummer, the Party Chairman, in January 1984: But, writing in the Sunday Times, Hamilton admitted making "a little salute" in the Reichstag. Select from premium Email Recipient of the highest quality. Anne Spackman, "New Evidence emerges in BBC libel case". - INDEPENDENT. [123][124], Due to his television appearances, The Guardian described him as "an all-purpose Z-list celebrity". It was pointed out the BBC had not even begun to put its case". Mr Pedley indicated that he intends to continue the case. [6], Hamilton spent many years working as secretary to various Conservative MPs, first Wilfred Proudfoot MP for Brighouse and Spenborough, then Gerald Nabarro, MP for South Worcestershire. The Guardian greeted the Hamilton collapse with the headline "A Liar and a Cheat". [48] Hamilton was ousted as leader of UKIP in the National Assembly on 17 May 2018 and was replaced by Caroline Jones. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. There was no further mention of hotel bills.The Hamiltons are vulgar and greedy. A low and cunning fellow who was a regular beneficiary of brown envelopes would have taken the trouble to conceal the fact.But Neil Hamilton is not cunning. From September 1979, Hamilton practised as a barrister. Now the disgraced former MP is fighting for a seat in the Welsh assembly - and his wife is alongside.. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Before the BBC defence lawyers had an opportunity to interrogate Hamilton, the Board of Governors met during the trial and instructed the BBC Board of Management to settle the case: "the BBC executives at this meeting expressed serious doubts about the decision. Alexis manages to pull herself up and make her way to Kendra's car. October 1994: Hamilton quits as Corporate Affairs Minister after The Guardian publishes allegations that he took money from Mohammed Al Fayed to ask questions in the Commons. Hamilton urged his colleagues not to resign over the Treaty and other issues. She then studied sociology at the University of York and first met Neil Hamilton when they both attended a student political conference. Anthony Bevins, "Top Tory named in BBC Row". [citation needed], In November 1989, Hamilton won the Spectator parliamentary wit of the year award. [58] He was also top of the UKIP list for that region but was not appointed as an additional member either. She is married to Neil Hamilton, the former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton. When Neil Hamilton was made a minister at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), al-Fayed was delighted. [citation needed] He appeared on stage in The Rocky Horror Show wearing six-inch stiletto heels, a basque, suspenders and stockings, however he declined to appear on "Big Brother" or "Celebrity Wife Swap. Hamilton also sent condolences to Portillo in 2001, when he failed to win that year's leadership election. [20] Hamilton, together with Michael Brown, became an enthusiastic supporter of US Tobacco's product Skoal Bandits, a tea-bag type of pouch of tobacco designed for chewing. Those qualities, after all, along with a few other nastier ones, were what shot him into the public eye in the first place, when he was accused by Mohammed Al Fayed of accepting "cash for questions" - of taking payment to make planted inquiries in the House of Commons in return for plain brown envelopes stuffed with cash. [9] Neil Hamilton's later failure in a libel case against the Egyptian businessman, Mohamed Al-Fayed,[10][11] would lead to her husband's bankruptcy. It transpired, however, that the couple had a watertight alibi. In October 2021, Hamilton was elected UKIP leader.[3]. Please do whatever you can do! Hamilton vowed that if the "Downey report" found against him, he would resign. Carman put to Hamilton that he had acted corruptly to demand and then take 10,000 from Mobil Oil in 1989 for tabling an amendment to a finance bill. On 10 August 2001, Hamilton and his wife, Christine, were arrested by police who were investigating an alleged rape. Needlebow 3 yr. ago. Movies. [64] The Guardian newspaper highlighted Hamilton's admission in The Sunday Times in an article he wrote after the court case that he did give "a little salute with two fingers to his nose to give the impression of a toothbrush moustache. [27], Denmark rejected the Maastricht Treaty on 2 June 1992. On 21 December 1999, the jury unanimously decided in favour of Al-Fayed, declaring Hamilton corrupt. David Thomas, Raymond Hughes and Michael Cassall, "MP urges resignations at BBC after libel settlement". But the offers started rolling in. All we ask is to be judged by the standards of the time. April 28, 2021, 10:03 am. Neil Hamilton was an associate of al-Fayed's, who was clearly trying to build up a client-list of Tory MPs.Moreover, it is easy to imagine how Neil Hamilton would have justified the brown envelopes to himself. A Nazi salute is a criminal offence in the Federal Republic of Germany. On 16 January 1997, Al-Fayed appeared in an edition of the Dispatches documentary series on Channel 4. When it comes to blagging air tickets or free dinners, they have plenty of form, but rapists?If the allegations that they were involved in the sexual assault of a 28-year-old woman while another man raped her at his flat in Ilford had been levelled at anyone except the Hamiltons, one suspects that the natural scepticism of the police would have come into play.But the circus that developed is typical of the couple. This event was recorded on film by Louis Theroux, who, at that time, was spending time with the Hamiltons for an episode of his documentary series When Louis Met.[111], In June 2003, Nadine Milroy-Sloan, the woman responsible for the unfounded accusation, was sentenced to three years in jail for perverting the course of justice. [53], In April 2019, Hamilton was the UKIP candidate in the by-election for Newport West. On the more substantive allegations, Pedley said he reiterated the points made in the YC Report had been called into question. [116], On 9 May 1997, Hamilton and his wife appeared on the current affairs satire quiz programme Have I Got News for You. The Director-General, Alasdair Milne, stated he was instructed to do so by the Governors of the BBC. He would be straight round to examine Christine Hamilton. Hamilton joined Ian Greer, a parliamentary lobbyist, as a co-plaintiff. In fact, they are even far from being the most seedy people who manage such a party trick. [2], Hamilton's father was a GP in Ringwood, Hampshire and she grew up in the New Forest area. BA hated the thought of any passenger catching food poisoning on any of its flights, let alone in first class.The matter would have to be investigated. So, instead, we pretend mass-acceptance and admiration of people we can despise from the beginning. Disraeli had no money, but was subsidised by the Duke of Portland and the Rothschilds, who were hugely rich. More information appeared in the press alleging witness interference, including the Hogan Memorandum, the internal BBC document listing the witnesses who had changed their account. [24] Hamilton legally changed her name by deed poll to 'Mrs British Battleaxe' in February 2009 as a promotion for an online deed service company. [25] She later regretted the decision. [125] In April 1986, Hamilton was one of ten MPs to vote against the government on an EEC bill. But they are petty sleaze-mongers, not arch-villains. English author and media personality who has appeared on television shows such as GMTV. "[82] Hamilton's announcement failed to quell demands for an enquiry and Campbell-Savours denounced Tebbit's tactic of making his statements outside the House of Commons chamber, accusing him of "a deliberate ploy to avoid placing himself in contempt by misleading the House in a personal statement". [130], In 1992, Hamilton suffered a broken nose when he defended Harvey Proctor during a homophobic attack in Proctor's shirtmaking shop. [25], From 1992 to 1994, Hamilton was the Minister for Deregulation and Corporate Affairs in John Major's government. Hamilton, Jones and another UKIP Assembly Member in Wales, Gareth Bennett, stood in the election, which was won by Bennett. Initially a supporter of Michael Portillo, when Portillo did not contest the leadership Hamilton voted instead for John Redwood. Find E Notify stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Christine Hamilton was born on the 10th of November, 1949. Hamilton was a member of the "No Turning Back group", advocating Thatcherite policies. bobalmighty. The Independent wrote: "Sir Gordon, contrary to Hamilton's confident expectations, had no compunction about concluding that he did indeed take cash in brown envelopes" and called on the new party leader to "expel the miscreants". Two men were later imprisoned for the assault. "[106] His counsel, in the closing comments, argued that Al-Fayed's assertions had destroyed his client's reputation.[107]. He also failed to register his stays at the Htel Ritz Paris and at Al-Fayed's castle in Scotland in 1989.[100]. [26] Hamilton has also been a dictionary corner guest on Countdown. "[76] Pedley did not name the supporters but the then chairman of the Young Conservatives, Richard Fuller, pledged financial support to the fight and in a meeting with Jeffrey Archer, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, Fuller resisted Archer's demand to back down.[77]. If there is any national award going for the most ludricous couple in Britain Neil and Christine Hamilton deserve to win it after their performance last night. We were full of it, we were so excited about it.''. [28], Along with her husband, she was arrested in May 2001 by police investigating an alleged rape that was found to be false. The House of Commons Select Committee on Standards investigation stated: "Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Brown had a number of contacts with Ministers and officials as part of their campaign to influence Government policy on Skoal Bandits" and said that there was "no evidence that any appropriate declaration was made". He grew up in Ammanford in Carmarthenshire and joined the Conservative Party in 1964, at the age of 15. One of the doubts raised about the rape allegations is the unlikelihood of the Hamiltons being found in Ilford, an Essex town notably lacking glamour. The records have been examined - and there is no such impact. If he had, we would have known, because he would have told everyone all about it. When Eluned Morgan claimed that the economic consequences of Brexit would be hardest for those who could least afford it, Hamilton remarked that "suicide's an option". [28] Like some other Conservative ministers, Hamilton had also opposed the treaty and was a member of the Eurosceptic "No Turning Back" group.