Over at Red Box, Sam Coates has published the open letter that Gordon Brown has sent Sir Gus O’Donnell about the McBride scandal. Here it is. Have a sickbag to hand before reading:
Dear Gus
I am writing about the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, and the proposals I want to make to tighten this up.
I am assured that no Minister and no political adviser other than the person involved had any knowledge of or involvement in these private emails that are the subject of current discussion, and I have already taken responsibility for acting on this – first by accepting Mr McBride’s resignation and by making it clear to all concerned that such actions have no part to play in the public life of our country. I have also written personally to all those who were subject to these unsubstantiated claims.
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