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Jack Straw "mortified" as footage shows post-parliamentary career discussions in Commons office

Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says he is "mortified" after being secretly filmed seemingly offering his services, whilst still employed as an MP, to what he thought was a private company for cash.

However, Straw, who has been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party at his own request says he doesn’t believe that he has broken any rules.

Investigative reporters for the Daily Telegraph and Channel 4's Dispatches who were posing as staff of a Chinese company filmed Straw discuss how he operates "under the radar".

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