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McVitie's controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1924

    McVitie share and automobile controversy

    Alexander Grant was reported to have given Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald a Daimler car and McVitie shares. MacDonald's subsequent receipt of a baronetcy generated accusations of political impropriety and seriously damaged the government's reputation.