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The Daily Telegraph s expose of MPs' expenses, which dominated the news agenda for more than six weeks, made history by leading to the resignation of the Speaker and several Cabinet ministers, as well as taking Gordon Brown to the very brink of losing his grip on power. It is a story which began in the unlikely setting of a Chilean vineyard, when Robert Winnett, the paper s deputy political editor, first learnt from Gordon Brown's soon-to-be-disgraced aide Damian McBride, that a disc containing details of every MP's expense claims had gone missing. Winnett was destined to become the reporter who would secure the disc and its contents for his newspaper, landing what has been described by some commentators as ""the political scoop of the century"".Yet it was only after several other newspapers had been approached, that John Wick, a former SAS Major turned whistleblower, made contact with the Daily Telegraph to offer the explosive material.

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Robert Winnett is the deputy political editor of the Daily Telegraph. During his 11-year career on Fleet Street, he has been behind some of the country's biggest political scoops. He has been short-listed for three ""Scoop of the Year"" awards at the British Press Awards and has won other prizes for his work. Gordon Rayner is Chief Reporter of the Daily Telegraph, a position he has held since joining the newspaper in 2007. During his 14 years on national newspapers, Gordon has covered many of the biggest stories of recent years. He has also travelled extensively, reporting from more than 20 countries.

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