By John McCarthy

Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) director general Francis Ingham has leapt to the defence of the lobbying industry after a Daily Telegraph and Channel 4 Dispatches sting caught former foreign secretaries offering political access for a fee.

Following Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind being caught by undercover reporters allegedly discussing a fee for political access, Ingham of the PRCA issued a statement condemning what he asserted was the root of the issue – MPs “greed”.

He also issued a reminder to the public that the “lobbying scandal [as it has been branded in the media] involves no lobbyists whatsoever,” adding that Read full story ›

Source: The Drum