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Melissa Jones at 06:45, 27 March 2014
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Melissa Jones
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Steven Harkins at 15:00, 22 July 2010
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Andrew Cook lobbied the government by writing to MP [[Mark Prisk]] on 25th May 2010 to argue that a proposed £80 million loan to the firm Sheffield Forgemasters should be cancelled. Labour MP [[Clive Betts]] argued that there were several letters submitted to the consultation over the loan but the only <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">letter </del>arguing against the loan came from Andrew Cook.<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8841000/8841446.stm Tory donor 'lobbied minister' to axe Forgemasters loan], BBC News, 21-July-2010</ref> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Andrew Cook lobbied the government by writing to MP [[Mark Prisk]] on 25th May 2010 to argue that a proposed £80 million loan to the firm Sheffield Forgemasters should be cancelled. Labour MP [[Clive Betts]] argued that there were several letters submitted to the consultation over the loan but the only <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">letters </ins>arguing against the loan came from Andrew Cook.<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8841000/8841446.stm Tory donor 'lobbied minister' to axe Forgemasters loan], BBC News, 21-July-2010</ref> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Cook wrote to [[Mark Prisk]] again on the 9th June arguing that the loan would be "in breach of EU State Aid Regulations".<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8841000/8841446.stm Tory donor 'lobbied minister' to axe Forgemasters loan], BBC News, 21-July-2010</ref></ins></div></td></tr>
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Steven Harkins
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Steven Harkins at 14:52, 22 July 2010
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Andrew Cook lobbied the government by writing to MP [[Mark Prisk]] to argue that a proposed £80 million loan to the firm Sheffield Forgemasters should be cancelled. Labour MP [[Clive Betts]] argued that there were several letters submitted to the consultation over the loan but the only letter arguing against the loan came from Andrew Cook.<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8841000/8841446.stm Tory donor 'lobbied minister' to axe Forgemasters loan], BBC News, 21-July-2010</ref> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Andrew Cook lobbied the government by writing to MP [[Mark Prisk]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">on 25th May 2010 </ins>to argue that a proposed £80 million loan to the firm Sheffield Forgemasters should be cancelled. Labour MP [[Clive Betts]] argued that there were several letters submitted to the consultation over the loan but the only letter arguing against the loan came from Andrew Cook.<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8841000/8841446.stm Tory donor 'lobbied minister' to axe Forgemasters loan], BBC News, 21-July-2010</ref> </div></td></tr>
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Steven Harkins
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Steven Harkins at 14:51, 22 July 2010
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Andrew Cook lobbied the government by writing to MP [[Mark Prisk]] to argue that a proposed £80 million loan to the firm Sheffield Forgemasters should be cancelled. Labour MP [[Clive Betts]] argued that there were several letters submitted to the consultation over the loan but the only letter arguing against the loan came from Andrew Cook.<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8841000/8841446.stm Tory donor 'lobbied minister' to axe Forgemasters loan], BBC News, 21-July-2010</ref> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Andrew Cook lobbied the government by writing to MP [[Mark Prisk]] to argue that a proposed £80 million loan to the firm Sheffield Forgemasters should be cancelled. Labour MP [[Clive Betts]] argued that there were several letters submitted to the consultation over the loan but the only letter arguing against the loan came from Andrew Cook.<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8841000/8841446.stm Tory donor 'lobbied minister' to axe Forgemasters loan], BBC News, 21-July-2010</ref> </div></td></tr>
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Steven Harkins: New page: Andrew Cook is the chairman of engineering firm William Cook.<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8841000/8841446.stm Tory donor 'lobbied mini...
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<p>New page: Andrew Cook is the chairman of engineering firm <a href="/index.php?title=William_Cook&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Cook (page does not exist)">William Cook</a>.<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8841000/8841446.stm Tory donor 'lobbied mini...</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Andrew Cook is the chairman of engineering firm [[William Cook]].<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8841000/8841446.stm Tory donor 'lobbied minister' to axe Forgemasters loan], BBC News, 21-July-2010</ref> <br />
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==Lobbying==<br />
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Andrew Cook lobbied the government by writing to MP [[Mark Prisk]] to argue that a proposed £80 million loan to the firm Sheffield Forgemasters should be cancelled. Labour MP [[Clive Betts]] argued that there were several letters submitted to the consultation over the loan but the only letter arguing against the loan came from Andrew Cook.<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8841000/8841446.stm Tory donor 'lobbied minister' to axe Forgemasters loan], BBC News, 21-July-2010</ref> <br />
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==Notes==<br />
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