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Honours row: Blair grilled again
01/02/2007 14:50 - (SA)
London - British police questioned Prime Minister Tony Blair for a second time in their probe into political party funding, Blair's spokesperson said on Thursday.
The spokesperson said the premier was questioned as a witness
last Friday at his Downing Street office. He was first
questioned in December.
Police are investigating whether Labour and other parties
promised Lordships - state honours that come with seats in the
unelected upper house of parliament - in return for loans.
"Last Friday the prime minister was briefly interviewed by
police as a witness," the spokesperson told reporters.
He said that the meeting with detectives had been kept confidential until now at the request of the police.
The spokesperson said Blair was not under caution during the
interview which lasted under an hour. He declined to disclose
any details of the meeting.
"During the course of yesterday afternoon, the police told
us the requirement of confidentiality had been lifted," the
spokesperson said.
- Reuters
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