Melissa Kite was the recipient of one of Damian Green's leaked Home Office documents. It concerned the case of an illegal immigrant working in the Commons. Liam Byrne, the then Immigration Minister was alerted but failed to come to Parliament to explain himself. The document then appeared in the Sunday Telegraph. Can amyone seriously argue that this was not a legitimate matter of public inter...
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IainDale on 30th Nov 2008 (via iaindale.blogspot.com)
So where does Greengate go from here? The News of the World is reporting that neither Damian Green nor the Home Office mole will be charged: “…Damian Green and his Home Office mole will NOT be charged in the leak scandal, the News of the World can reveal. Prosecutors say papers seized from Mr Green’s Commons office
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politicalbetting on 7th Dec 2008 (via politicalbetting.com)
Damian Green first attracted the attention of Whitehall leakhunters - and ultimately the police - with a story which appeared in The Sunday Telegraph two years ago.
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Telegraph on 11th Oct 2009 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Damian Green the shadow minister at the heart of the Home Office leak has asked the Conservatives to arrange for his home and office to be swept for bugs.
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Telegraph on 2nd Dec 2008 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Ian Kirby is reporting in tomorrow's News of the World neither Damian Green nor Christopher Galley will face charges over the leaked documents from the Home Office. He writes... TORY MP Damian Green and his Home Office mole will NOT be charged in the leak scandal, the News of the World can reveal. Prosecutors say papers seized from Mr Green’s Commons office cannot be used as evidence in...
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IainDale on 6th Dec 2008 (via iaindale.blogspot.com)
Ian Kirby has the scoop about the Damian Green investigation: TORY MP Damian Green and his Home Office mole will NOT be charged in the leak scandal, the News of the World can reveal. Prosecutors say papers seized from Mr Green’s Commons office cannot be used as evidence in a trial. They add that cops FAILED to conduct a proper search in Westminster. The conclusions, in a secret early review ...
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Spectator on 7th Dec 2008 (via spectator.co.uk)
Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, said today she wanted to carry out a review of the way the Home Office handled the events that culminated in the arrest of Damian Green. Giving evidence to the Commons home affairs committee, Smith said it was "important to take time ... to consider whether there any lessons to be learned". But she stressed that such a review would take place only after the conclu...
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Guardian on 20th Jan 2009 (via guardian.co.uk)
• Conservative frontbencher Damian Green reveals details of ordeal after arrest during Home Office leaks inquiry • Collapse of investigation represents humiliation for home secretary Jacqui Smith The Conservative frontbencher Damian Green and the civil servant at the centre of the Home Office leaks inquiry said last night they were told when they were first arrested by police that they c...
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Guardian on 17th Apr 2009 (via guardian.co.uk)
The Sunday Telegraph's Melissa Kite has a bad track record when it comes to Tory reshuffles but her latest speculation has a ring of truth about it. Quoting an unnamed "senior Tory source" she says that Shadow Immigration Minister Damian...
The seriousness of the leaks that led to the arrest of Damian Green were exaggerated, according to the home affairs select committee. They also question whether the police would have got invovled and caused the almighty stink they did with their ham-fisted approach had they not been misled by Home Office civil servants. Damian Green was
Not verbatim: Despite the best efforts of the Government Damian Green MP is here in the Commons today. We have a right to know that the Home Office is riddled with illegal immigrants and that the Home Office - not...
