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President Richard Nixon had also sought to withhold funds from other projects, such as the Office of Economic Opportunity and water pollution control projects.

She hopes her book, and others she plans to write, will help raise further awareness about baby loss, and contribute funds to the Sunderland-based charity 4 Louis.

Reports — denied by Geldof and, in one instance, retracted by the BBC — have suggested that some of the funds could have landed in rebel hands.

They are firmly opposed to the SNP's approach to taxation, which requires higher earners to pay more than they would in England to raise extra funds for public spending.

“Having a special election is extremely expensive, especially for a small city. Instead of pushing those funds on the city taxpayers, they voted to draw straws,” she added.