- guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 21 December 1999 14.50 GMT
Neil Hamilton has now been found guilty by both parliament and the courts. Todays verdict vindicates the Guardians reporting of this case. The jury has found that Neil Hamilton is corrupt.
The Guardians reporting exposed the mire of MPs on the take in the mid to late eighties and led to the setting up of the Nolan Commission into standards in public life.
Our original reporting has never been shaken despite the slurs of Mr Hamilton, his friends and his legal team. The Guardian never doubted the integrity of its journalists, who deserve an apology from Neil Hamilton.
