cash-for-questions

adjective

1. of, involved in, or relating to a scandal in which some MPs were accused of accepting bribes to ask particular questions in Parliament

Example Sentences

He made it into Parliament in 2014, in a by-election in Newark, Nottinghamshire, prompted by a cash-for-questions scandal.

From BBC

The so-called "cash-for-questions" scandal ended the careers of four politicians, including one minister.

From Reuters

The so-called "cash-for-questions" scandal ended the careers of four politicians, including one minister.

From Reuters

Sir John's own Conservative government in the 1990s was brought down in part due to allegations of sleaze and the cash-for-questions scandal where MPs were offered money in exchange for asking parliamentary questions.

From BBC

He contested the by-election in Newark, Nottinghamshire, in 2014, prompted by the resignation of Conservative Patrick Mercer over a cash-for-questions scandal.

From BBC