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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. Jan. 1994 · DAME SHIRLEY PORTER, a former leader of Westminster City Council, and Barry Legg, Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South West, were last night among 10 people who may face surcharges to meet...
The sale was ordered by Shirley Porter, the Conservative leader of WCC at the time, in order to save the annual maintenance costs of £422,000, with the upkeep of the cemeteries passing to the new owner.
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. A talented and articulate group of councillors, including several who went on to sit in Parliament, made her life hell and ...
23. März 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. Apr. 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.
