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| − | Parliamentary Liaison Services (PLS) is a PR company with Tory party political links, working with up to 20 Tory MPs. | + | '''Parliamentary Liaison Services''' (PLS) is a PR company with Tory party political links, working with up to 20 Tory MPs. |
It shares an office in [[Grosvenor Gardens]] with [[Palace Computing]], formally [[Finbyte]] Ltd, a company who registered and look after the website for the [[Parliamentary Resources Unit]], a similar Tory advice service, which is accused along with PLS of being illegally paid for by Tory MPs' budgets. [[Palace Computing]] also maintain and set up websites for Tory MPs. | It shares an office in [[Grosvenor Gardens]] with [[Palace Computing]], formally [[Finbyte]] Ltd, a company who registered and look after the website for the [[Parliamentary Resources Unit]], a similar Tory advice service, which is accused along with PLS of being illegally paid for by Tory MPs' budgets. [[Palace Computing]] also maintain and set up websites for Tory MPs. | ||
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''The Times'' has published several articles revealing that Conservative MPs have spent tens of thousands of pounds of their allowances on advice from PLS, which has close Tory links, in breach of rules that the Commons allowance is not to be spent on party political services.<ref>Fiona Hamilton, ''The Times'', June 20, 2009 ['Research company paid £2.3m from Tory MPs' allowances']</ref> The Green Book, which outlines the rules for MPs says there is an explicit bar on “advice for individual Members on self promotion, or PR for individuals or political parties”. <ref>Sam Coates & Francis Elliot, The Times, July 17, 2008 ['Tory MPs' use of staff budgets to pay for PR advice 'against rules'']</ref> | ''The Times'' has published several articles revealing that Conservative MPs have spent tens of thousands of pounds of their allowances on advice from PLS, which has close Tory links, in breach of rules that the Commons allowance is not to be spent on party political services.<ref>Fiona Hamilton, ''The Times'', June 20, 2009 ['Research company paid £2.3m from Tory MPs' allowances']</ref> The Green Book, which outlines the rules for MPs says there is an explicit bar on “advice for individual Members on self promotion, or PR for individuals or political parties”. <ref>Sam Coates & Francis Elliot, The Times, July 17, 2008 ['Tory MPs' use of staff budgets to pay for PR advice 'against rules'']</ref> | ||
| − | :'The Shadow Cabinet alone has claimed payments of more than £85,000 to Parliamentary Liaison Services, whose director, [[Mark Fullbrook]], is a Tory councillor married to a prospective candidate for the party' says the Times. <ref>Fiona Hamilton, The Times, June 20, 2009 ['Research company paid £2.3m from Tory MPs' allowances']</ref> | + | :'The Shadow Cabinet alone has claimed payments of more than £85,000 to Parliamentary Liaison Services, whose director, [[Mark Fullbrook]], is a Tory councillor married to a prospective candidate for the party' says ''the Times''. <ref>Fiona Hamilton, The Times, June 20, 2009 ['Research company paid £2.3m from Tory MPs' allowances']</ref> |
Fullbrook claims to work as 'communications adviser' for up to 20 Tory MPs while his company, along with similar PR firms such as [[Media Intelligence]] are paid with MPs office and staffing budgets. | Fullbrook claims to work as 'communications adviser' for up to 20 Tory MPs while his company, along with similar PR firms such as [[Media Intelligence]] are paid with MPs office and staffing budgets. | ||
The MPs who list their use of PLS services are [[Simon Burns]], [[James Gray]], [[Jonathan Djanogly]], [[James Dudderidge]], [[James Gray]], [[Damian Green]], [[Stephen Hammond]], [[John Horam]], [[David Lidington]], [[Anne Milton]], [[Owen Paterson]] and [[John Whittingdale]], while [[Paul Goodman]], a shadow minister, gives the head of PLS a Parliamentary pass. <ref>Sam Coates & Francis Elliot, The Times, July 17, 2008 ['Tory MPs' use of staff budgets to pay for PR advice 'against rules'']</ref> | The MPs who list their use of PLS services are [[Simon Burns]], [[James Gray]], [[Jonathan Djanogly]], [[James Dudderidge]], [[James Gray]], [[Damian Green]], [[Stephen Hammond]], [[John Horam]], [[David Lidington]], [[Anne Milton]], [[Owen Paterson]] and [[John Whittingdale]], while [[Paul Goodman]], a shadow minister, gives the head of PLS a Parliamentary pass. <ref>Sam Coates & Francis Elliot, The Times, July 17, 2008 ['Tory MPs' use of staff budgets to pay for PR advice 'against rules'']</ref> | ||
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| − | [[Mark Fullbrook]] - former owner and managing director, and Tory councillor, now | + | [[Mark Fullbrook]] - former owner and managing director of PLS, and Tory councillor, now is managing director of [[CTF Partners]] <ref> [http://www.crosbytextor.com/mark-textor-uk/ Mark Fullbrook], undated, acc 11 Sept 2012 </ref>, which he co-founded with Tory spindoctor [[Lynton Crosby]] |
===Contact=== | ===Contact=== | ||
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Parliamentary Liaison Services (PLS) is a PR company with Tory party political links, working with up to 20 Tory MPs.
It shares an office in Grosvenor Gardens with Palace Computing, formally Finbyte Ltd, a company who registered and look after the website for the Parliamentary Resources Unit, a similar Tory advice service, which is accused along with PLS of being illegally paid for by Tory MPs' budgets. Palace Computing also maintain and set up websites for Tory MPs.
Tory expenses used to pay PLS
The Times has published several articles revealing that Conservative MPs have spent tens of thousands of pounds of their allowances on advice from PLS, which has close Tory links, in breach of rules that the Commons allowance is not to be spent on party political services.[1] The Green Book, which outlines the rules for MPs says there is an explicit bar on “advice for individual Members on self promotion, or PR for individuals or political parties”. [2]
- 'The Shadow Cabinet alone has claimed payments of more than £85,000 to Parliamentary Liaison Services, whose director, Mark Fullbrook, is a Tory councillor married to a prospective candidate for the party' says the Times. [3]
Fullbrook claims to work as 'communications adviser' for up to 20 Tory MPs while his company, along with similar PR firms such as Media Intelligence are paid with MPs office and staffing budgets. The MPs who list their use of PLS services are Simon Burns, James Gray, Jonathan Djanogly, James Dudderidge, James Gray, Damian Green, Stephen Hammond, John Horam, David Lidington, Anne Milton, Owen Paterson and John Whittingdale, while Paul Goodman, a shadow minister, gives the head of PLS a Parliamentary pass. [4]
People
Mark Fullbrook - former owner and managing director of PLS, and Tory councillor, now is managing director of CTF Partners [5], which he co-founded with Tory spindoctor Lynton Crosby
Contact
- Address:
- 38 Grosvenor Gardens
- London SW1W 0EB
- Tel: 020 77308599
Notes
- ↑ Fiona Hamilton, The Times, June 20, 2009 ['Research company paid £2.3m from Tory MPs' allowances']
- ↑ Sam Coates & Francis Elliot, The Times, July 17, 2008 ['Tory MPs' use of staff budgets to pay for PR advice 'against rules]
- ↑ Fiona Hamilton, The Times, June 20, 2009 ['Research company paid £2.3m from Tory MPs' allowances']
- ↑ Sam Coates & Francis Elliot, The Times, July 17, 2008 ['Tory MPs' use of staff budgets to pay for PR advice 'against rules]
- ↑ Mark Fullbrook, undated, acc 11 Sept 2012
