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A former writer for the Daily Mirror, at the 1945 general election he was elected to Parliament for the constituency of Gravesend in Kent. In 1947 he wrote an article in the World's Press News alleging that members of parliament gave information to the newspapers about private parliamentary party meetings, often in return for money, publicity or free drinks. The allegation, which was considered a grave infringment of parliamentary privilege, was investigated by the Committee of Privileges, who decided there was no evidence to support them. The only exception was the case of Mr Allighan himself and another Labour member, who were found to have sold such information to the London Evening Standard. Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a popular British tabloid daily newspaper. ... Clement Attlee Winston Churchill The United Kingdom General Election of 1945 held on 5 July 1945 but not counted and declared until 26 July 1945 (due to the time it took to transport the votes of those serving overseas) was one of the most significant general elections of the 20th... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... Gravesend was a constituency centred on the town of Gravesend, Kent which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election. ... This article is about the county in England. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Parliamentary privilege, also known as absolute privilege, is a legal mechanism employed within the legislative bodies of countries whose constitutions are based on the Westminster system. ... Headlines of the Evening Standard on the day of London bombing on July 7, 2005, in Waterloo Station The Evening Standard is a British tabloid newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast England. ...

The other member, Evelyn Walkden, admitted the offence and since he had paid taxes on the money, was permitted to remain as an MP. Allighan was charged with 'aggravated contempt and gross breach of privileg' and expelled from the House of Commons on 30 October 1947. At the resulting Gravesend by-election, Richard Acland held the seat for Labour, with a reduced majority. The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland, 15th Baronet (26 November 1906, Broadclyst, Devon–24 November 1990) was one of the founding members of the British Common Wealth Party and a Liberal and Labour politician. ...

After the affair, he moved to South Africa, where he became principal of the Premier School of Journalism in Johannesburg. He wrote a number of well-received books on the politics of South Africa and Rhodesia. City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... Anthem: Rise O Voices of Rhodesia (from 1974) Capital Salisbury Language(s) English Government Republic President¹  - 1970-1975 Clifford Dupont  - 1976-1978 John Wrathall Officer Administering the Government¹  - 1965-1970 Clifford Dupont Prime minister  - 1965-1979 Ian Smith Historical era Cold War  - Independence (UDI) November 11, 1965  - Republic declared March...

He died in Johannesburg in 1978.

Publications

• The Romance of the Talkies (London : Claude Stacey, 1929)
• Sir John Reith (London : Stanley Paul & Co, 1939)
• Curtain-up on South Africa: presenting a national drama (London : Boardman, 1960)
• Verwoerd, the end (London : Boardman; Cape Town, Johannesburg: Purnell & Sons, 1961)
• The Welensky Story (London : Macdonald; Cape Town, Johannesburg: Purnell & Sons, 1962)
• The 65th Defendant: and exposure of gangster crime and a social indictment (London and Cape Town: Bailey & Swinfen, 1963)

John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith (July 20, 1889 - June 16, 1971), later Sir John Reith (1927-), then Baron Reith (1940-) established the British tradition of independent public service broadcasting. ... Silver medal commemorating Verwoerds death. ... Sir Roy Welensky (January 20, 1907 - December 5, 1991) was a white African politician and the second and final prime minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. ...

References

• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
• The Times, 6 Dec 1983, 'Who Was Who'
• 'When poacher turns gamekeeper', Kevin Maguire, British Journalism Review vol.16 no.1 2005
• TIME magazine, 11 August 1947
• COPAC union catalogue