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==Keeping it in the family part 1: Lobbygate==
In 1999, Reid's son [[Kevin Reid|Kevin]], who was at that time a lobbyist for [[Beattie Media]], was exposed by a sting operation by ''The Observer'' as being engaged in influence peddling.
:"The young lobbyist was struggling to impress a potential client. He grinned, then played his ace: 'I know the Secretary of State very, very well, because he's my father.' The father is John Reid, Secretary of State for Scotland, one of the Prime Minister's closest allies and the man widely tipped to succeed [[George Robertson]] as Defence Secretary. The son is 24-year-old Kevin Reid, a former Labour Party helper who is now a key player in a New Labour lobbying firm peddling claims of influence and access to Ministers.