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Asked to clarify who was correct when the Lord Chancellor had said that the Attorney General would not intervene in the prosecution over ‘cash for peerages’ yet Lord Goldsmith has said it is his constitutional duty to intervene, the PMOS said that as he has said all along, this was a police investigation, the question posed was based on a hypothetical position and he would not comment on a hypothetical position nor an ongoing police investigation.

Asked again to clarify why, in an unwritten constitution, Lord Goldsmith felt it was his constitutional duty to intervene, the PMOS said that given the context, where there is an ongoing police investigation, it would be wrong for Downing Street in any way to give a commentary on the situation.

Asked again the same question the PMOS gave the same answer and added that anything he said on the general constitutional issue would be interpreted in the light of an ongoing police investigation. Asked if clarification could be obtained from the Attorney General’s office, the PMOS said he was not suggesting anything, but what he was saying was why Downing Street consistently has refused to get involved in any way in commenting on an ongoing police investigation.

Asked if the Prime Minister had been approached by the police over cash for honours, the PMOS said no. Asked if the Prime Minister had absolute confidence, integrity and impartiality of the Attorney General, the PMOS replied, absolutely. Asked if documents had been taken from No10 by the police for the purpose of this investigation, the PMOS said that again it was all part of an ongoing police investigation to which he could not comment.

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3 Comments

  1. Here’s another vote of confidence for the lame duck:

    http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=714858

    Comment by Margaret Hodge — 17 Nov 2006 on 7:16 pm | Link

  2. Don’t hold yer breath…!!! :-/ Do you really think the Rulers are going to let the ridiculous notion of "democracy" get in the way of them appointing their cronies to the jobs they’ve been promised?!?!

    Comment by SmokeNMirrors — 24 Nov 2006 on 3:50 pm | Link

  3. Blair to convey "sorrow" on slave trade

    … I read in today’s news in Yahoo front page

    Was slavery worse than today’s treatment of illegal immigrants- at least slaves were able to find a shelter , work and they were allowed to be visible

    <a href="http://www.skillipedia.com">http://www.skillipedia.com</a&gt;

    Comment by seo — 26 Nov 2006 on 9:40 am | Link

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