 Hanson was well known for his support of ex-Conservative MP Neil Hamilton, who became famous for his involvement in the "cash-for-questions affair" in the mid-1990s.He was also an active "Eurosceptic", opposed as he was to Britain joining the Euro zone, and was a founding member of "Business for Britain", an anti-EU organisation.He was also a member of the Bruges Group, which advocates a substantial renegotiation of Britain's relationship with the EU, or if that is not possible, total withdrawal from the EU.