Pulling off a significant coup, Ben succeeds in winning his seat and ousting controversial Tory MP Paul Madison in the process.
Arriving at Westminster and determined to pass a law to curb press freedom, White experiences the torments of press harassment in the form of tabloid reporter Pam ‘The Ferret’. As his private and political life come under intense public scrutiny, especially his liaison with Labour MP Helen Nash (a former, now married) flame, Mr. White struggles to overcome the sleaze himself.
Taking the real-life experiences of a member of parliament, Martin Bell, as its basis, Mr White Goes To Westminster is the story of Ben White, an ex-TV foreign correspondent who stands in the general election as an independent, anti-sleaze candidate. Pulling off a significant coup, Ben succeeds in winning his seat and ousting controversial Tory MP Paul Madison in the process.
Arriving at Westminster and determined to pass a law to curb press freedom, White experiences the torments of press harassment in the form of tabloid reporter Pam ‘The Ferret’. As his private and political life come under intense public scrutiny, especially his liaison with Labour MP Helen Nash (a former, now married) flame, Mr. White struggles to overcome the sleaze himself.