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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Taxpayers Fork Out £60,000 For Minister's Dinner Party ... To Discuss The Credit Crunch

Ministers have been condemned for throwing a £3,000-a-head dinner party - to discuss the economic slump.

Culture Secretary Andy Burnham ran up the £60,000 bill so he could discuss the effect of the credit crunch on 'creative industries' with 20 guests, including BBC Director General Mark Thompson and Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan.

Last night the Conservatives said the lavish bash showed how 'out of touch' the Government had become with the hardships endured by ordinary people.

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