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''Ian Harvey'' (1914–1987) was a | ''Ian Harvey'' (1914–1987) was a businessman and Conservative politician. | ||
From 1950 to 1959 he was MP for Harrow East. | From 1950 to 1959 he was MP for Harrow East. In 1958 he was appointed a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office. | ||
==Resignation== | |||
In November 1958, Harvey and a Guardsman from the [[Coldstream Guards]] were found in the bushes in [[St. James's Park]] and arrested; Harvey tried but failed to escape, and attempted to give a false name on arrest. Both were charged with [[gross indecency between men|gross indecency]] and breach of the park regulations; when tried on 10 December, the indecency charge was dropped and both were fined [[pound sterling|£]]5.<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/226643.stm A history of Christmas scandal past], BBC News Online, 22 December 1998</ref> Harvey subsequently resigned his ministerial post and his seat, forcing a by-election early in 1959, succeeded by conservative [[Anthony Courtney]]; he paid the guardsman's fine as well as his own.<ref>Alan Doig, "Westminster Babylon: Sex, money and scandal in British politics" (Allison and Busby, 1990), page 57.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 22:37, 20 September 2012
Ian Harvey (1914–1987) was a businessman and Conservative politician.
From 1950 to 1959 he was MP for Harrow East. In 1958 he was appointed a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office.
Resignation
In November 1958, Harvey and a Guardsman from the Coldstream Guards were found in the bushes in St. James's Park and arrested; Harvey tried but failed to escape, and attempted to give a false name on arrest. Both were charged with gross indecency and breach of the park regulations; when tried on 10 December, the indecency charge was dropped and both were fined £5.[1] Harvey subsequently resigned his ministerial post and his seat, forcing a by-election early in 1959, succeeded by conservative Anthony Courtney; he paid the guardsman's fine as well as his own.[2]
References
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- ↑ BBC News, A history of Christmas scandal past, BBC News Online, 22 December 1998
- ↑ Alan Doig, "Westminster Babylon: Sex, money and scandal in British politics" (Allison and Busby, 1990), page 57.