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Published online 19 July 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060717-12
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Sainsbury: Labour's lab lord
Police questioning and scent of scandal don't seem to tarnish the UK science minister's reputation for simply being good at his job.
The life and career of Lord Sainsbury of Turville contain all the ingredients of a juicy scandal. A major donor to the UK Social Democrat and then Labour parties, in 1998 he was handed a senior government post — minister for science and innovation — that is normally reserved for elected politicians.
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