British MP down £14,000 after 'retweet for charity' pledge
A politician’s “spur of the moment” idea for Comic Relief left her more than £14,000 out of pocket after promising £1 for every retweet she received on Twitter.
Slough MP Fiona Mactaggart, who once spent Red Nose Day dressed as a chicken when she was a teacher, has donated £14,268 (€16,533) to the charity after thousands of people retweeted her post on the social networking site.
