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MHK demands 'truth' over £26m loss of taxpayers' money

Kate Beecroft gives evidence to PAC

An MHK looking into the loss of £26 million from the Media Development Fund says 'power has stifled the truth.'

Kate Beecroft has been giving evidence to the Public Accounts Committee, which held its latest sitting yesterday.

After showing concerns around financing the film industry on the Island since 2011, Mrs Beecroft hopes this latest committee meeting will be one of the final steps in uncovering - what she describes as - the truth behind the matter.

She says, though the £26 million can't be regained, the public deserves government's honesty: 

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