Ruth Turner’s arrest

I’m really appalled, scandalised and miffed by the reaction of ministers, and politicians close to the government, to Ruth Turner’s arrest on Friday morning in the “cash for honours” inquiry. This is a naked attempt to influence and prejudice a police investigation – and it’s quite wrong that anyone in government should cheap oakley lend themselves to it. Yet Tony Blair (who admittedly only said she was of high integrity – but why say even this?) and Tessa Jowell have done just that. And Lord Puttnam made clear in a BBC interview on Friday that “someone” had rung him to tell him about Ruth Turner’s arrest, and had asked him to “say something”. An obvious spin operation from 10 Downing Street.

I must mention Blunkett, too – one of the most arrogant and over-mighty ministers ever – I’ve never heard him criticise police action for being too harsh – until now. Funny that he chooses to complain about action that’s not harsh at all, but normal. But affects his political friends.

It might well have been important, given that they now clearly suspect evidence may have been destroyed to cover up criminality, to interview Ruth Turner without warning. That in itself justifies a “dawn raid”, which the police do because http://www.raybani.com/ they’re confident they’ll find the person at home at that time. God knows what would have happened if the police had done the really theatrical thing, and arrested her at 10 Downing Street, which, unless they were prepared to risk tipping her off, or through he rtipping other suspects off, was the only sensible alternative.

The fact is, none of these people know what evidence the police have, and none of them is in a position to criticise the police at all, for being “theatrical” or for any other reason. They should shut up.