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Honours gag e-mail was about Levy | |
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The BBC can now say the e-mail which triggered the investigation into an alleged Downing Street cover-up was sent by Number 10 aide Ruth Turner. | |
It was sent to Tony Blair's chief of staff, Jonathan Powell, and concerned Labour's chief fundraiser Lord Levy. | It was sent to Tony Blair's chief of staff, Jonathan Powell, and concerned Labour's chief fundraiser Lord Levy. |
The injunction preventing the BBC from reporting any details was amended on Monday. The BBC is still barred from revealing the contents of the e-mail. | |
The cash-for-honours probe began a year ago. All involved deny wrongdoing. | |
The amendment to the injunction was made after a request from the BBC to the attorney general. | |
Police are investigating allegations that honours were exchanged for loans to the Labour Party. | |
It began about a year ago, and switched its focus recently from the question of cash-for-peerages to allegations of a cover-up. | |
No-one has been charged with any offence in connection with the probe. |