David Cameron called on Tony Blair yesterday to quit office now because of his waning authority. At the same time Labour MPs urged the police to end the cash-for-peerages inquiry & Whitehall voiced concern over the “smearing” of individual reputations. The behind-the-scenes anger over the leaking of details of the police investigation, including arrests, surfaced as Downing Street spoke of the “unfairness” suffered by those who were subjected to allegations & could not answer back. Labour MPs believe that the investigation, which is almost a year old, is causing immense damage to the party & blighting Mr Blair’s last months in office. The rearrest of Lord Levy on Tue, with resulting banner headlines, prompted frustration at No 10 over the leaking of details of the investigation. An insider said: “People are being smeared. We don’t know who is doing it.” Mr Cameron, without mentioning the inquiry, seized on Mr Blair’s predicament during Prime Minister’s Questions ...
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