When he fought Eastleigh in the 1959 general election, he had to leave the BBC which was committed to political neutrality (his dismissal became a controversy); in 1960 he moved to the Booker Group where he was an Information Officer.
When he faced off against Eastleigh in the 1959 general election, he was required to leave his job at the BBC because of its policy of impartiality (his dismissal sparked a heated controversy); subsequently, in 1960, he joined the Booker Group and took on the role of Information Officer.