Official: Rules Not Broken, Only Twisted

It's official! The prime minister, Tony Blair, is satisfied that no rules on party funding have been broken through loans being extended instead of money given. And there's absolutely no link between these loans and government nominations for peerages. It's nothing more than sheer coincidence.

And by the way, what's it got to do with Jack Dromey, the Labour Party treasurer?

One Labour MP, Ian Davidson, has accused Blair of running a party within a party. Is this a return to Militant Tendency days, he asks!

Now there's a thought.