This has been an ongoing controversy for some time....
This govt is up to its neck in **** as far as this scandal goes.
Sounds like politics as usual in most of the civilized world
ALL governments are up to their necks in **** as far as this type of thing goes.
Another story from The Financial Times
Turner arrest brings probe closer to Blair
By Jean Eaglesham and Christopher AdamsPublished: January 19 2007 20:35 | Last updated: January 19 2007 20:35
The arrest of Ruth Turner, one of Tony Blair’s inner circle of advisers, at dawn on Friday underscores the extent to which the cash-for-honours inquiry appears to be homing in on him.
Mr Blair last month became the first serving prime minister to be questioned by police as part of a criminal investigation. Ms Turner has become the first salaried government official to be arrested in the inquiry.
The speed with which Mr Blair defended Ms Turner contrasted with his silence when various Labour donors and supporters had been questioned and might reflect her central role in his team.
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Ms Turner, 36, has kept a deliberately low profile since she succeeded Anji Hunter and Baroness Morgan in May 2005. But she is one of a trio – with Jonathan Powell, Mr Blair’s chief of staff, and David Hill, his head of media relations – who act as his closest advisers.
The nature of her role, which involved liaising with Labour supporters and handling peerage nominations, puts her squarely in the focus of the police inquiries into allegations the government used honours to reward businessmen who gave Labour multi-million pound loans.