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Mandelson corruption snub



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Published Date: 16 October 2008
AN OFFICIAL anti-corruption post held by the former business secretary John Hutton has not been passed on to his successor, Lord Mandelson.
In a reorganisation of responsibilities, the job of the government's anti-corruption champion has instead gone to Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary.

Conservatives suggested it implied a lack of trust in Lord Mandelson on the part of Gordon Brown.

But Downing Street insisted that the post was not linked to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, but was a personal appointment by the Prime Minister.





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  • Last Updated: 15 October 2008 11:51 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Labour Party
 
1

famous 15,

Edinburgh 16/10/2008 00:32:25
Is this because he could not be judge in his own cause.?
2

Allan(handofgod137),

16/10/2008 00:39:01
Well, how could you trust him.
3

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16/10/2008 01:51:34
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4

Dragonhead,

Dalian,China 16/10/2008 04:09:17
Possibly because he can already cause enough mayhem where he is. "Quis custodiet ipsos Custode?" (who guards the guards?").In the Nu-Liebare world there will be total silence to the question.The most corrupt bunch of troughers the country has had the misfortune to have raping the country without fear or favour!hahahah!How many times did you vote them in?
5

donald,

glasgow 16/10/2008 05:54:41
Corrupt Party runs anti corruption scam.
6

SouthernSkye,

16/10/2008 07:12:58
I would have thought Mandy would be the ideal candidate....having soooo much knowledge of this field himself;-)!
7

Guga II,

Rockall 16/10/2008 07:38:58
You have to laugh though. The New Labour Sleaze and Corruption Party, full of liars, cheats, crooks and charlatans, and dripping with sleaze, having an official anti-corruption post.

It would be a full-time job investigating themselves.
8

Raymond Thomas Brooke,

Leven England 16/10/2008 09:52:06
First job Jack investigate and obtain the truth behind the misdeeds of Peter Mandelson,Tony Blair, Gordon Brown.......Sorry have not the time to name them all but these three should keep you occupied till you are all put out at the next election.
9

Alternative (High-Octane) Fuel Head,

Edinburgh 16/10/2008 14:29:42
#1:

"Is this because he could not be judge in his own cause.?"

No. It's probably becaus ethe anti-corruption rules were commission because of his actions.

How that idiot ever got made a Lord I will never know.
10

Alberto.,

16/10/2008 17:51:54
#9

"How that idiot ever got made a Lord I will never know."
*****************

Nor will anyone else - still, in Politics laike anywhere else 'Business is Business!' - and when things are , desperate,as they seem to be nowadays, even 'scraping the barrel' has to be tried sometimes, no matter what turns up!
11

Alberto.,

16/10/2008 17:57:24
Corruption!

Now there's an achievment New Labour can excel at - Failure is another worth great merit, and usually a nice esay move accompanied with a nice fat bonus - sometimes two of them!!

Prosecutions!!! - 'Gercha!' Never in our Political World of such 'Honourable people!'

 

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