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  • Police probe Blair over 'loans for Lordships'

    03/21/2006 8:15:19 PM PST · by Aussie Dasher · 13 replies · 610+ views
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation ^ | 22 March 2006 | Stephanie Kennedy
    Scotland Yard has been called in to investigate Britain's Labour Party after allegations that Prime Minister Tony Blair organised multi-million-dollar loans and then rewarded those lending the money with peerages. For a week, Mr Blair has been caught up in the 'loans for Lordships' scandal after revelations he arranged loans to the Labour Party totalling $34 million. The loans were kept secret and shortly afterwards Mr Blair recommended some of those big party lenders for peerages. Most of the party, including the Chancellor Gordon Brown and senior leaders in the Parliamentary wing, were kept in the dark. Mr Blair has...