Editing Andrew MacKinlay (section)

===Damages win===
On 1 October 2009, MacKinlay accepted a public apology and libel damages from the [[BBC]] over allegations made on [[BBC Two]]'s ''[[Newsnight]]'' programme that he proposed an amendment to a British government motion on expenses of MPs so he would benefit financially.<ref>BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8285200.stm Andrew MacKinlay MP – an apology]</ref><ref>[http://www.basildonrecorder.co.uk/news/4660880.Labour_MP_wins_apology_and_damages_from_BBC "Labour MP wins apology and damages from BBC"], basildonrecorder.co.uk; accessed 6 August 2014.</ref><ref>Oliver Luft [http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=44415 MP paid 'substantial damages' over ''Newsnight'' slur] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616192834/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=44415 |date=16 June 2011 }}, pressgazette.co.uk, 2 October 2009.</ref>