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Dame Shirley, Lady Porter DBE ( née Cohen; born 29 November 1930), is a British politician who led Westminster City Council in London from 1983 to 1991, representing the Conservative Party. She is the daughter and heiress of Sir Jack Cohen, the founder of Tesco supermarkets.
Former leader of the Council Dame Shirley Porter was found guilty of wilful misconduct and ordered to repay £36.1m. She eventually settled with the council for a sum of £12.3 million. Background. The Conservatives were narrowly re-elected to Westminster City Council in the 1986 local council elections, with their majority reduced from 26 to 4.
14 de ene. de 1994 · Shirley Porter, a former leader of Westminster City Council, was accused of selling council homes to boost Tory votes in marginal wards. The District Auditor found the policy 'disgraceful, wilful, unlawful' and recommended surcharges for her and other council officials.
Jenny Diski is mistaken in suggesting that Labour opposition councillors played no part in the exposure of Shirley Porter and her crooked entourage in Westminster Council (LRB, 25 May). Quite the contrary.
23 de mar. de 2006 · The Independent reports on a new book by Andrew Hosken that reveals the misconduct and lies of Dame Shirley Porter, who socially cleansed Westminster and hid her wealth in offshore accounts. The book exposes how the council settled cheaply with her and how she fled to Israel.
24 de abr. de 2004 · Dame Shirley Porter, former Conservative leader of Westminster Council, was found guilty of using public funds to influence elections in the 1980s. She refused to pay the £37m surcharge and lost her title, but the case dragged on for years in courts and jurisdictions.
1 de may. de 1999 · Fri 30 Apr 1999 22.45 EDT. Dame Shirley Porter will see her stunning appeal court victory in the Westminster council 'homes for votes' scandal as ample justification for her 10-year campaign...
