++ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDER INVESTIGATION++
Constitutional Affairs Committee

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

It is an established part of the constitution that the A-G is a political appointment and may ask political colleagues for their views on whether to continue or institute criminal proceedings. This was what happened during the Campbell case in August 1924.

Anonymous said...

The Campbell Case might not be one this Labour Govt wants brought to public attention in view of Iraq

Anonymous said...

Are they gearing up for charges?

Note that on the BBC website, Ruthie was arrested at home at 0630 and (we assume) taken to a Nick to be questioned. Much heavier tactics....
This is a lot more serious than Levy arriving at an agreed appointment with Yates at a Nick and then being arrested. If I was Ruthie I'd be very very worried.
I assume she is out under bail and has surrendered her passport?

Anonymous said...

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/funding/story/0,,1994500,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=11
"The news came as it emerged that the attorney general had overruled one of the prime minister's closest allies, the lord chancellor, Lord Falconer, in refusing to relinquish his right to intervene in the inquiry."

Anonymous said...

Oh, what a fun Friday!

To my mind this one could have more long-term consequences than the Ermine for Vermin brou-haha.
That was onnly money - this could eviscerate NuLab.
It could open up Iraq WMD all over again, the BAe stuff (which is probably what's triggered this) - and with luck get a full investigation in Coroner's Court for the David Kelly whitewash.

Tonight as I lisp my prayers..... Yes please!

Anonymous said...

Blair has an over all majority of 60 plus; so who cares what happened in 1924.

Anonymous said...

Keith Vaz investigating the probity of others? (+:
Im saying nowt (+:

Anonymous said...

Just got in.

The Attorney General would form part of Blair's escape route if the going got tough.

The timing is interesting.

Anonymous said...

Where were you at 06.30 this morning, Guido?

Can you account for your movements?

The Scoffer said...

You lazy bastards!

Since when at 6.30am a "dawn raid"? OK, it may be techinically true (in fact 0630h is well pre-Dawn in London at the moment) but plenty of people are up by then.

I was most of the way to work by then this morning.

Anonymous said...

Scoffer you stupid twat - if someone came round my house at 0630 I would refer to it as a fucking 'dawn raid' - so what if you were half way to work ? Bully for you and more fool you - ignorant moron.

The Scoffer said...

anon 8:26,

When the filth really want to fuck up someone's day they show at 3-4am. For a hard-working person, 6.30am is about as late as they could possibly show and be near-guaranteed to find them in.

Entertaining as it might be to find her with the previous night's spunk still on her face, it seems fairly unlikely that they chose that time for other than pragmatic reasons.

You utter cunt.

Anonymous said...

The Scoffer: The phrase, "utter cunt" should be terminology reserved for such loathsome pond life as Blair, Brown, Vaz, Galloway et al.

Many (sensible) people are NOT up at 06:30 in the morning. Merely because it's still night time.

Eleven-ish is entirely sufficient.

Who will be having a dawn rozzer party next?

Ah... 2007 is shaping up very nicely.

Anonymous said...

Why has this committee got 3 pretty thick Welsh female MPs on it?

Anonymous said...

Why the hell do people think that getting Turner at 6.30am is unfair! They had to make sure they got her before she left for work. Would they rather the police turned up at the government offices where she works? (is it actually at number 10?) That would have been a lot more theatrical and a helluva lot more embarrasing for this rotten regime.