“It’s not his proper job to call in the police – it’s not what we ask officials to do,” says Sir Antony. “This has political fingerprints all over it. There are so many calls for the police to investigate real crime – yet they send 20 officers to arrest a Tory frontbencher! Is it because officials are terrified of Gordon Brown? Did this start with the prime minister’s pique over the leaks?”
by Sue Cameron - FT.com