THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2008
+++ Sky : Damian Green Arrested Not Charged +++
+++ Immigration Leaks +++
Sky reporting it was for "conspiracy to cause misconduct in public office".+++ Cameron Calls 8 a.m. Press Conference +++
CCHQ says the breakfast briefing is about the "credit crisis"...
UPDATE : Paul Waugh speculates it could be that the Tory Treasury mole has been outed.Sky Report Damian Green Arrested
Iain Dale 8:49 PM
James Kirkup reports on Three Line Whip...
The following facts have just been supplied to journalists at Westminster by Conservative Party spokesmen:
Damian Green, the Conservative immigration spokesman was arrested earlier today.He was detained on suspicion of aiding or procuring misconduct in public office. The arrest is connected to the disclosure of several Home Office documents over the last year. Police officers searched Mr Green's home in Kent and his Commons office. At the time of posting, he remains under arrest at a central London police station. He has not been charged with any crime. Mr Green denies any wrongdoing and and has not been charged with any crime.
What's the Tory Story?
Iain Dale 8:07 PM
Cameron is giving a speech at 8am tomorrow morning. Wonder if it relates to that...
UPDATE 8.30: Two people rexckon it involves the Police. One says it involves the government, the Tories and the Police. A Treasury leaker has been discovered perhaps?
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Arrested for Unusually aggressive move, David Davis used to have leak after leak arriving on his desk when he was Shadow Home Secretary.
Sky News is reporting that Damian Green has been arrested but not charged over an alleged breach of the Official Secrets Act.
James Forsyth has a post on the Spectator Coffee House blog speculating that a big story relating to the Tories was about to break. I had a call from a senior Tory around 6pm saying the same thing, but I failed to drag out of him any hint at what it related to I'm afraid. Not very good at this investigative journalism lark, am I?
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