Scotland Yard questions #1 Crime Minister Tony Blair again

"IN A STATEMENT TODAY, SCOTLAND YARD SAID THE INTERVIEW WAS KEPT "CONFIDENTIAL" FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS. A SPOKESWOMAN DECLINED TO SAY WHAT THESE WERE."

FPF - Feb. 2nd 2007 - Amsterdam/London - Relevant to this scam is the article published last December 15th concerning the 'grilling' by the police of #1 Crime Minister Tony Blair. - Url.:  http://tinyurl.com/2l8qf8

Police investigating the cash-for-honours affair have recovered sensational deleted e-mails from Downing Street computers. They have unearthed potentially vital evidence that key figures close to Tony Blair openly discussed the possibility of Labour donors being rewarded with peerages. Many of the e-mails were not voluntarily disclosed and may have been deliberately concealed, police sources say. These internal communications are key to the file submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service, which will make the final decision on whether to bring formal charges.

So far, four people have been arrested over the inquiry. They are Miss Turner, Lord Levy, major Labour donor Sir Christopher Evans and headteacher Des Smith. Although police are said to be "bullish" about their inquiry, officers accept that the final decision to charge will be taken by the Crown Prosecution Service.

SOURCES HAVE NOT RULED OUT AN INCREASINGLY DESPERATE NO10 PULLING A "RABBIT OUT OF THE HAT" IN AN 11TH HOUR ATTEMPT TO AVOID A HUGELY DAMAGING COURT CASE.

Now let's guess: Maybe the 'rabbit' which the criminals responsible of this swindle are going to pull out of their Bowler hat is the ''very underreported'' and surprising appointment to 'Chief Executive Officer of the Crown Prosecution Service' from 15 January Peter Lewis? (English for Levy) Mr Lewis is the one and only who will make the final decision on whether to bring formal charges and take to criminals to court. - Url.:  http://tinyurl.com/344l5b

The 'Crown' is a committee of twelve to fourteen men who rule the independent sovereign state known as London or 'The City.' 'The City' is not part of England. It is not subject to the Sovereign. It is not under the rule of the British parliament. Like the Vatican in Rome, it is a separate, independent state. - More about this financial Vatican and The Crown - Url.:  http://tinyurl.com/zydqo

Knowing Prosecutor Lewis is from The City's Crown* we are not holding our breath. But, what's in a name? Like a rose, a turd is a turd even if called by any other name. Like 'a Lord' - HR

CASH-FOR-HONOURS POLICE QUESTION TONY BLAIR AGAIN

Published by Ian Morgan

UK - Press Association - 01/02/2007 - Prime Minister Tony Blair has been questioned for a second time by police investigating allegations of cash for honours, his official spokesman said today.

The Prime Minister was questioned as a witness for less than one hour at 10 Downing Street last Friday morning.

THE POLICE REQUESTED A NEWS BLACKOUT ON THE INTERVIEW, WHICH WAS NOT LIFTED UNTIL THIS MORNING.

Downing Street refused to comment on the content of the interview, which came a few days after the January 19 arrest of Mr Blair's close aide, Ruth Turner, on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, and shortly before this week's arrest of his chief fundraiser, Lord Levy, on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

Downing Street said it was not known whether Mr Blair would be questioned again, saying that was "a matter entirely for police". The Prime Minister was not under caution and was not accompanied by a lawyer for Friday's interview, said his official spokesman. The only people present were the Prime Minister himself, a Downing Street note taker and an unknown number of police officers.

The spokesman was unable to say how many police were present, whether they were uniformed or whether they included inquiry chief Assistant Commissioner John Yates.

Because the police requested that news of the interview should not be made public, members of the Downing Street press office team were not informed until late yesterday, when police said that the blackout could be lifted. The spokesman declined to say whether anyone else in Downing Street was informed, saying only that the information was "kept extremely tight".

Mr Blair was previously interviewed by detectives in December, on the day he departed for a week-long tour of the Middle East.

Following Friday's interview, he left London for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. SNP MP Angus MacNeil, whose initial complaint sparked the police inquiry, said the news marked "another bleak first in British politics". "Mr Blair's situation is looking worse with every passing day. He appears to be in very deep trouble. "He's questioned and then a few days later his chief fundraiser Lord Levy is re-arrested. I'd say this marks another escalation in the police inquiry." Mr MacNeil added: "It also gives the lie to suggestions coming out of Downing Street that the police have been leaking, because apparently they asked for a news blackout."

Mr Blair's official spokesman told a regular daily briefing of reporters: "Last Friday, the Prime Minister was briefly interviewed by police as a witness. "At the request of the police, this was kept utterly confidential and as a result the press and communications team in Downing Street were not informed. As far as we were concerned, nothing had changed. "During the course of yesterday afternoon, the police contacted Downing Street to inform us that the requirement for confidentiality had been lifted.

"I AM INFORMING YOU AT THE FIRST APPROPRIATE MOMENT."

The spokesman is asked on a daily basis whether or not Mr Blair has spoken to police or received any request for an interview from Scotland Yard and over the past few days he repeatedly stated that he knew of no such developments.

BUT HE INSISTED TODAY HE DID NOT MISLEAD THE MEDIA, pointing out that he was not informed about the interview until yesterday and was always careful to say: "As far as I am concerned, nothing has changed." Asked about the nature of Friday's interview, he said: "It was at No 10 and it was well short of an hour, not under caution. "We did not in any way brief the content of the initial interview and we will not be briefing the content of the second interview.

"THERE WAS NO LAWYER PRESENT."

Asked whether Mr Blair expected to be interviewed again by police, the spokesman said: "That's a matter entirely for them." He insisted that Mr Blair was not being distracted from his job by the 10-month investigation, which has seen the arrest of four people, including his director of government relations Ms Turner, Lord Levy and major Labour donor Sir Christopher Evans.

The investigation was launched by the Metropolitan Police Specialist Crime Directorate last March following complaints from nationalist MPs that individuals who lent Labour large sums to bankroll their 2005 general election campaign had subsequently been nominated for peerages.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID: "THE PRIME MINISTER GETS ON WITH THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT.

"The issues which are in front of the Government in which he is taking a leading role, whether energy policy, reform of the health service, education, representing the county abroad in terms of issues such as the Middle East, as well as Northern Ireland, are vital issues. "If you look back at the last 12 months on the issues that have come to the fore and are still being driven forward, you can see that this is a government which is moving forward with a very, very strong agenda."

Asked whether Mr Blair was eager to see the lengthy investigation brought to a conclusion, the spokesman said: " What the Prime Minister is determined is that No 10 will fully co-operate with the police and they will carry out their investigation as they should." He added: "There is a police investigation, no one should prejudge the outcome of that investigation in any way. The important thing is that the Prime Minister is getting on with the business of government."

Plaid Cymru MP Elfyn Llwyd said: "I think it's indicative of the fact that the whole thing does centre around Number 10. "When you think that this whole escapade was kept from the (Labour Party) Treasurer, it's not surprising that the thing is based at Number 10. "It's inevitable now that the police will concentrate all of their efforts on Number 10. "I can't believe under any circumstances that Lord Levy would have been acting in the manner alleged without the tacit understanding of the Prime Minister in that, bearing in mind the close proximity of each man to the other." Mr Llwyd said he had anticipated the Prime Minister would be questioned again given Lord Levy's four-hour police interview this week. "That will have had to be sifted through and matters arising from that put to the Prime Minister," he said.

ON THE NEWS BLACKOUT DOWNING STREET SAID HAD BEEN REQUESTED BY SCOTLAND YARD, MR LLWYD ADDED: "IT'S HIGHLY UNUSUAL. IF THEY HAVE GOT NOTHING TO HIDE, WHY DON'T THEY TELL US ALL ABOUT IT?"

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell's chief of staff, Edward Davey, said: "It is clear that this inquiry is going to haunt Tony Blair throughout his last months in office and beyond. "What is important at this point is that Labour MPs stop sniping at the police from the sidelines and allow them to continue to do their job professionally. "Once again this underlines the significance of securing reform of party funding and the House of Lords at the earliest possible opportunity."

SCOTLAND YARD REFUSED TO COMMENT ON WHY IT HAD REQUESTED A NEWS BLACKOUT ON THE INTERVIEW WITH MR BLAIR UNTIL TODAY.

"We have nothing to say at the moment," a spokeswoman said.

The arrest of Lord Levy on Tuesday on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice was confirmed by the force - albeit in a statement referring to a "man" - on the same evening. But there has been no explanation as to why Scotland Yard asked for a six-day news blackout on last Friday's interview with Mr Blair. Scotland Yard also refused to comment on the reasons for the second interview. The headlines last Friday were dominated by judges going into open revolt over Home Secretary John Reid's plea to send only dangerous offenders to prison. Reports have suggested that Downing Street blames the police for damaging leaks during the investigation. Senior figures at the Metropolitan Police Authority have also alleged there is a "whispering campaign" against Mr Yates - emanating from Westminster.

Labour MP Clive Betts played down he seriousness of the development. "Let's be clear, he is being questioned as a potential witness, he is not under threat of a charge," he told Sky News. He urged the police to come to its conclusions quickly and present any evidence to support the allegations. "Here we have a Prime Minister who has been asked some questions by the police, not even under caution," he said. "Let's try and get this investigation to a conclusion as soon as possible."

Conservative backbencher Nigel Evans said the police should be allowed to take time if that was necessary. But he added: "The fact is the public need to be kept informed about what is going on."

SCOTLAND YARD OUGHT TO CLARIFY WHAT OFFICERS ASKED OF DOWNING STREET AND THE PRIME MINISTER, HE SAID.

"This has clearly very serious implications," he said. "We are now talking about did Downing Street get involved in a cover-up about whether the Prime Minister had a second interview." In a statement today, Scotland Yard said the interview was kept "confidential" for operational reasons. A spokeswoman declined to say what these were. Mr Blair, she said, was spoken to only as a witness and not a suspect, to "clarify" issues relating to the inquiry. "The Prime Minister has been interviewed briefly to clarify points emerging from the ongoing investigation," a spokeswoman said. "He was interviewed as a witness, not as a suspect and co-operated fully. "We requested the meeting was kept confidential for operational reasons."

Scotland Yard did not make any significant public comment at the time of the Prime Minister's first interview.

Story by Press Association 2007 - Url.:  http://www.24dash.com/printNews/57/15973.htm

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