Storm over Hurd's post in the City

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: September 13, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

Labour last night accused Douglas Hurd, the former Foreign Secretary, of demeaning his office after he announced he is to take up a directorship on the main board of the banking group NatWest.

Mr Hurd's appointment, coming days after Richard Needham, another minister, announced he was in line for three directorships, rekindled Labour demands for tougher rules on ministers taking posts in the private sector.

A Labour front bench spokesman said Mr Hurd should have been forced to wait two years before taking up his post, instead of three months, the limit recommended by Lord Nolan's committee on ...

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