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  1. 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.

  2. Shirley Porter, the central figure in the "homes for votes" corruption scandal, could be stripped of the title of Dame, awarded 12 years ago for "services to local government". It would be an...

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  3. Jan 14, 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Dec 13, 2001 · Motion text. That this House welcomes the findings in the House of Lords that Dame Shirley Porter stands convicted of political corruption as a consequence of Westminster City Council's 'homes for votes' gerrymandering policy which rigged the 1990 council elections in favour of the Conservative Party; calls upon the Leader of the Conservative ...

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  8. May 1, 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...