Not one letter, but many.
Having started the day refusing to comment on an ongoing police enquiry, ministers are beginning to confirm whether they have or have not had letters from the police. The signs are that all members of the Cabinet at the time of the last election received letters - though I have not been able yet to confirm every name.
Some members of the current Cabinet have not received letters.
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Nick,
As a lawyer I am curious:-
1.Have any of the people working for the government who might be involved in this mess been legally advised before they were approached to assist the police.
2.Who is paying the for the lawyers advising either the prime minister, ministers and or employees of the government.
3. If they are being advised can some one confirm that no government lawyers either informally or formally have advised anyone as it seems to me that there would be a conflict of interest. I would be amazed for example if the Attorney General or Lord Chancellor had not been involved even on an informal basis.
Well hopefully they'll all get around to answering their letters soon. It's not right to keep this hanging over the PM's head indefinitely before the police get around to questioning him, if that's their intention. Especially so when it could yet take months for the cps to decide whether there are charges to answer. I'm not surprised that Mr Blair is angry about all of this. He can't saying anything, is criticised by the press because he doesn't say anything, and in the meantime much of the press and public opinion have already tried him and found him guilty. A bit like Iraq, really. Whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty"?
If I was a politician I should be extremely worried if I didn't receive a letter. I know the post has been getting steadily worse and it is getting close to Christmas, but surely the police could always send important mail by courier. No, if I was a politician I'd just have to face facts. I'm so unimportant nobody wants to bribe me. blackmail me or turn me into a Lady or at least a Dame. The whole affair is most undemocratic and leaves me feeling neglected and inconsequential.