Speaker 'to probe' Blair F1 claim

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

Commons speaker Michael Martin has said he is "deeply concerned" at claims Tony Blair misled MPs over exempting Formula One from a tobacco advertising ban.

The government has always said the decision was not made straight after a 1997 meeting between Mr Blair and F1 owner, Labour donor Bernie Ecclestone.

But documents suggest the then prime minister ordered that ministers find a way to create an exemption.
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Mr Ecclestone gave a £1m donation to Labour in 1997, which the party later handed back amid negative newspaper coverage.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7668112.stm

[Iwasthere]

1. Would rather see "Speaker Pelosi to probe Blair meeting re Bush's idea;sending a UN plane to be shot

[aquart]

2. What are you talking about?

[barbtries]

3. here:

President Bush to Tony Blair: "The US was thinking of flying U2 reconnaissance aircraft with fighter cover over Iraq, painted in UN colours. If Saddam fired on them, he would be in breach"

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/whitehousememo

[Greeby]

4. One of the first crooked things he did in office

And only NOW you're getting around to it?

[T_i_B]

5. It's amazing what you can unearth with the Freedom of Information act.

[Blue_Tires]

6. out of all the things to investigate F1 for, they choose THAT?