Labour now spinning against its treasurer

[Dom Tuk]

Charles Clarke says its the treasurers fault that he did not know of the loans. The big guns will be out for Jack. Hang on a minute, even the deputy PM and the Chancellor did not know of these loans. And brutish Reid says there is not a shred of evidence that loans resulted in peerages. What more evidence does he need. Is it never the PMs fault. Will he ever fall on his sword?

[Gevs1966]

Its not like you to post an anti Labour rant Dom.... you feeling ok?

[Dom Tuk]

Wait till the Torys get in power then you will see my rant against them. AB has not been around long enough for me to have demonstrated my wholesome dislike of politicians who promise so much and then turn up to be slimy toe rags.

[stevie_c2it]

Charles also claims Tony is not intending to step down until 2008!

[Zen]

Charles Clarke,so believably trustworthy that even the the Metropolitan Police Commissioner tapes his phone calls in case he decides to stab him in the back.!!!

[jno]

oh dear, I increasingly find myself agreeing with you Dom Tuk! But I think it was Falconer rather than Clarke whom Ian Blair taped, wasn't it? Or did he tape everyone? Anyway, I don't blame him.

[Trotbot]

Interesting to see Oliver Letwin admitting that large (and in those days, secret) donors to the Tories received honours. No swords involved then.

It was ever thus, and ever will be.

[jno]

in the honest old days of course, the quickest way to a peerage was to be the king's illegitimate son. I'm not sure if we're now better or worse off. But a serious question, DT: if you accept for the moment that we do have a House of Lords, and we do have political parties, how would a prime minister best go about finding working peers to appoint? I'm not absolutely certain Tony Blair has done the wrong thing... though he obviously thinks so, since he didn't tell Dromey or Prescott or anyone much.